TikToker Camilla Alhassan has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to offensive conduct and publishing false news.
The sentence was handed down on Thursday, July 16.
She admitted to posting videos that falsely claimed, without any evidence, that President John Dramani Mahama buried 32 cows as part of rituals to help him win the 2024 general election.
Her lawyer, Kwadwo Gyamfi Bonsu, said the court removed the charge of electronic abuse because it ruled that it did not have the authority to hear 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 were widely shared on social media and later 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.
