IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to grant a pardon to TikToker Camilla Alhassan after she was sentenced to one year in prison for offensive conduct and the publication of false news.
Reacting to the court’s ruling, Cudjoe questioned the decision to prosecute the case and wondered whether Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine and Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe Sai were aware of the proceedings.
“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?” he wrote.
Cudjoe also criticised the conviction, arguing that the case should not have resulted in a custodial sentence. Alhassan was jailed over videos in which she falsely claimed that President Mahama sacrificed 32 cows as part of ritual activities to secure victory in the 2024 general elections.
“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!” he said in a social media post.
He concluded by urging President Mahama to intervene and grant Alhassan a pardon.
“Mr President, please reject this senseless persecution in your name! Please pardon Ms Alhassan!” Cudjoe wrote.
