TikToker Camilla Alhassan has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to offensive conduct and the publication of false news.
The sentence was handed down on Thursday, July 16, after she admitted to publishing videos falsely claiming, without evidence, that President John Dramani Mahama buried 32 cows as part of rituals to win the 2024 general election.
Her lawyer, Kwadwo Gyamfi Bonsu, said the court struck out the charge of electronic abuse, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to determine that offence.
He explained that Camilla Alhassan was, however, convicted on the charge of offensive conduct and sentenced to one year in prison.
According to the lawyer, the defence pleaded with the court to impose a lighter sentence, but the judge held that the increasing incidence of such offences required a punishment that would deter others.
The videos, which were widely circulated on social media, led to her arrest and prosecution by the Ghana Police Service.
Before delivering its judgment, the court had earlier ordered that Camilla Alhassan undergo a pregnancy test.
