Franklin Cudjoe, the IMANI Africa President, has said TikToker Camilla Alhassan should have been sued for defamation, not jailed for one-year for offensive conduct and publication of false news.
The IMANI president revealed he just watched the video of the TikToker insulting the President, which clearly shows she is a bush illiterate.
In a post on X, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Just watched the videos of the woman insulting the President. She is clearly a bush illiterate! She should be sued for defamation, not jailed”.
In another post, Franklin Cudjoe called on President John Dramani Mahama to pardon TikToker Camilla Alhassan.
He 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!”.
Meanwhile, 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!”.
See the post below:
Just watched the videos of the woman insulting the President. She is clearly a bush illiterate! She should be sued for defamation not jailed.
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) July 17, 2026
Just watched the videos of the woman insulting the President. She is clearly a bush illiterate! She should be sued for defamation not jailed.
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) July 17, 2026
@ghnow_ Tiktoker Camila Alhassan sentenced 1 year imprisonment for spreading false information against the President #GHNow ♬ 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
