The Minority in Parliament has ordered the Mahama administration to discontinue the reported second prosecution of jailed TikToker Camilla Alhassan.
The Minority in Parliament demanded a halt to the use of what it describes as outdated laws that criminalise free speech.
Afenyo-Markin, the Minority leader, urged the government to immediately stop all prosecutions under Sections 207 and 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, asserting that the provisions have no place in a modern democracy.
Speaking at a press conference in Parliament on Friday, July 17 2026, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin stated, “We demand the immediate withdrawal of all pending prosecutions under Sections 207 and 208 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, including the second prosecution threatened against Camilla Alhassan”.
Afenyo-Markin also demanded the release of persons currently serving prison terms under the provisions.
He added, “We demand the discharge of any person currently serving a sentence, including Kwame Nkrumah II. There’s a gentleman, Kwame Nkrumah II, who was jailed about six months ago over a TikTok video”.
“We demand the passage, without delay, of legislation repealing both sections. The Mighty Minority is proposing legislation along the lines of the bill already before the House,” he said.
“We are asking His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama to ensure that no prosecution is undertaken by the police forthwith,” he said.
His comments follow the Ghana Police Service, which has revealed that the TikToker Camila Alhassan, who has been jailed, will be taken to court again over a separate charge.
According to the Police, Camila Alhassan will also be put before the High Court for a separate charge of false communication.
The Ghana Police Service in a statement stated, “The Ghana Police Service has secured the conviction and sentencing of Camila Alhassan, 43, to one year imprisonment with hard labour by the Accra Circuit Court for Offensive Conduct following the publication of offensive and abusive content on social media targeting the President of the Republic, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, and the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama.
The convict was arrested on 9th July 2026 through an intelligence-led operation after Police intercepted a TikTok video in which she made offensive, insulting, and derogatory remarks against the President and the First Lady, including threats against their lives and false allegations concerning the President’s private life. The statements were considered capable of disturbing public peace and undermining national cohesion.
Following investigations, convict Camila Alhassan was charged with Offensive Conduct and False Communication and put before the Accra Circuit Court. Although sentencing was initially deferred following her claim that she was pregnant, a medical examination conducted at the Police Hospital confirmed that she was not pregnant. On 16th July 2026, the Court sentenced her to one year’s imprisonment with hard labour.
The Ghana Police Service is also taking steps to put the convict before the High Court on the separate charge of False Communication under the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775).
The Ghana Police Service reminds the public that while the Constitution guarantees freedom of expression. that right must be exercised responsibly and within the confines of the law. The Service reiterates that social media is not a platform for spreading falsehoods, making threats, or publishing unlawful content, and warns that anyone who engages in criminal conduct online will face the full rigours of the law”.
@ghnow_ “This is where Camilla sells her Indomie. Even those of us who have shaken Akufo-Addo’s hand wouldn’t do what she did.” — A man reacts to the sentencing of Camilla Alhassan over false remarks against President Mahama. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
@ghnow_ Be very careful with me. That should be your first and last – Bodi MP, Sampson Ahi warns Habib.
♬ original sound – GHnow
