Franklin Cudjoe, the IMANI Africa President, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to pardon TikToker Camilla Alhassan following her one-year prison sentence.
In a social media post, Franklin Cudjoe quizzed why the case was prosecuted and whether Attorney General and Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe Sai were aware of it.
He further questioned the decision to convict Alhassan over videos in which she falsely claimed that President Mahama sacrificed 32 cows as part of a ritual to win the 2024 general elections.
Franklin Cudjoe in his post wrote, “So which overfed and pampered prosecutor brought this case against the woman? Is he or she not deliberately sabotaging the President? Did AG Dominic Ayine and Justice Sai know about this case? And the judge? You actually jail a person who says the President buried 32 cows to help him spiritually win the elections?
I would have been shy to even entertain such comedy in my court! Alas, as an accessory to this comedy, the court became a theatre that staged a comedy of errors! What is this??
Mr President, please reject this senseless persecution in your name! Please pardon Ms Alhassan!”.
Also, 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.
In a post shared by askghmedia read, “TikToker Camilla Alhassan has been arrested by the Ghana Police and arraigned before the Accra High Court for insulting President Mahama and spreading false news.
She pleaded guilty before the Court, where Her Honour Justice Emmanuella Asmah ordered that she undergo a pregnancy test before her sentence is delivered on July 16, 2026”.
See the post below:
So which overfed and pampered prosecutor brought this case against the woman? Is he or she not deliberately sabotaging the President? Did AG Dominic Ayine and Justice Sai know about this case? And the judge? You actually jail a person who says the President buried 32 cows to…
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) July 16, 2026
@ghnow_ TikToker Camilla Alhassan appears before the Accra Circuit Court today for sentencing after pleading guilty to charges of offensive conduct and the publication of false news against President Mahama #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
@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
