Free speech and false speech laws: The criminalisation of speech is a global issue - Dr. Kojo Asante

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]But then I think the bigger issue is around the criminalization of speech. And this this is not the first time this matter has come up.

[00:00:09]Uh we we got rid of um criminal libel um what is it 2000 2001, right?

[00:00:18]And with the expectation that really there has to be very limited circumstances for criminalizing speech.

[00:00:27]But as we have moved into the digital space the concerns have come back again mostly because of the virality of speech that may be misleading or um misinforming or you know deliberately harmful.

[00:00:47]And it's not only Ghana that is is is dealing with this. This is internationally everybody is grappling with what is the best way to find the balance between the the right to free speech and the issues of accountability or security because these these issues are real. They are not you know they are not something to be joked with.

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