Accra, Ghana – Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has intensified calls for the immediate repeal of Section 208 of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), asserting that the provision, which criminalizes the publication of false news likely to cause fear and alarm, has become an instrument for stifling free expression and democratic dissent. This renewed advocacy follows observations of its increasing application against journalists, activists, and political commentators, a trend Mr. Anyenini details in a commentary titled
Ghanaian Legal Expert Calls for Repeal of Archaic ‘False News’ Law Amidst Rising Concerns of Misuse
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