The brother of jailed TikToker Camila Alhassan has appealed to government authorities for mercy following her one-year sentencing.
According to the brother of Camila Alhassan, the sentencing has deeply affected the family.
He accepted that his sister’s actions were wrong but appealed for forgiveness, adding that Camila is the mother of a toddler and the family’s breadwinner.
He disclosed that her imprisonment would have a significant impact on both the child and the rest of the family.
Speaking to the media, the brother of Camila Alhassan stated, “The sentencing has really affected the family. I am an NDC youth organiser in Awutu, and so I’m appealing to the government to forgive my sister. If she has committed wrongdoing, she is only human, and so they should have mercy on her and forgive her actions.
“She has a toddler, so they should temper justice with mercy. The child needs the mother to take care of her since my sister is the one who supports the family,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kofi Bentil, a Senior lawyer and IMANI Africa Vice-President, has weighed in on the one-year jail sentencing for TikToker Camilla Alhassan over remarks she made about President John Dramani Mahama.
According to Kofi Bentil, insulting a president is not an offence, and no one must suffer for what they say.
Kofi Bentil argued that Free Speech means nothing if people are jailed for insulting leaders.
In a Facebook post, Kofi Bentil stated, “Insulting a president is not an offence. No one must suffer for what they say! Unless they are guilty of defamation.
Free Speech means nothing if people are jailed for insulting leaders!! Only despots and failed nations do that!”.
His comments come on the heels of TikToker Camilla Alhassan being sentenced to one year in prison by the Accra Circuit Court.
TikToker Camilla Alhassan was sentenced after pleading guilty to offensive conduct and publishing false news over videos alleging, without evidence, that President John Dramani Mahama buried 32 cows to win the 2024 elections.
TikToker Camilla Alhassan was arrested for publishing false news and offensive conduct over videos insulting President John Dramani Mahama.
According to reports, TikToker Camilla Alhassan was put before an Accra Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to charges levelled against her.
Camilla Alhassan appeared before Accra Circuit Court 1 on Friday, June 10, the same day she was arrested and admitted to all the charges preferred against her.
Her Honour Emmanuella Asmah, who was presiding judge, deferred sentencing to July 16, 2026, and ordered that Alhassan undergo a pregnancy test before the court delivers its judgment.
TikToker Camilla Alhassan has since been sentenced to one year in prison by the Accra Circuit Court.
Her arrest follows a series of videos posted on TikTok in the aftermath of recent flooding and fire outbreaks in parts of Accra were she alleged that Mahama had sacrificed 32 cows to secure political power to conceal his purported sacrifices.
Also, in another video, TikToker Camilla Alhassan was captured with offensive words directed towards President Mahama.
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@ghnow_ TikToker Camilla Alhassan is sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace and publication of false news. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
@ghnow_ Tiktoker Camila Alhassan sentenced 1 year imprisonment for spreading false information against the President #GHNow ♬ original sound – GHnow
