Ghana’s law on publication of false news is vague and easily abused
Appiah Darko, S.
(25 February 2022)
Ghana’s law on publication of false news is vague and easily abused.
Africa at LSE.
Ghana repealed its controversial criminal libel law two decades ago, but the Ghana Police Service have used a new law to arrest and prosecute some media personalities. Legal practitioner and media law lecturer Samuel Appiah Darko explains why the law was passed, the inherent dangers of its wording and the abuses it is enabling.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 10 May 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113932 |