Why the security agencies have no right to arrest people for fake news - Gayheart Mensah explains

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Quran is toilet paper 1 year ago

I spit on sick dog prophet mohammed.

I spit on sick dog prophet mohammed.
FRANKIE 1 year ago

But why is the NPP suddenly so interested in and overly concerned about fake news? Is it an attempt to gag people with dissenting views or what? The media stratosphere is so huge that they'll fail so they shouldn't even attem ...
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But why is the NPP suddenly so interested in and overly concerned about fake news? Is it an attempt to gag people with dissenting views or what? The media stratosphere is so huge that they'll fail so they shouldn't even attempt.
Bill 1 year ago

Did you listened to what the IGP said on this platform. Very intelligent presentation by Dr Dampare and we are only interested in linking our daft minds to what NPP wants to do.

Did you listened to what the IGP said on this platform. Very intelligent presentation by Dr Dampare and we are only interested in linking our daft minds to what NPP wants to do.
ROGUE LAWYER 1 year ago

The fact that NPP and Akuffu Addo has benefited from fake news doesn't mean we should not look for solutions to eliminate fake news.
sometimes we need also to define what a fake news is
eg
1.Akuffu Addo has practise law ...
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The fact that NPP and Akuffu Addo has benefited from fake news doesn't mean we should not look for solutions to eliminate fake news.
sometimes we need also to define what a fake news is
eg
1.Akuffu Addo has practise law without law degree or certificate
if I asked him to show his law certificate and he refuse to show it , then I would presumed that he is a certificate less rogue lawyer- this cannot be a fake news.
2.
if you say Mahama has built a hotel in Dubai ,
and Mahama come out to say - hey I don't have a hotel or any building facility in Dubai and you could not pull documents to prove that indeed this hotel at the Address and location belongs to him- then it is a fake news.
what we all must encourage Mahama in this situation is to take the matter very serious and sue the publisher. if the court do their work diligently and awarded damages - I don't think such a person would go around and publish anything he or she has no prove again
Alistair Mathias 1 year ago

Should Akufo Addo sue Aljazeera?

Should Akufo Addo sue Aljazeera?
ROGUE LAWYER 1 year ago

yes if he Thinks Aljazera has reported a fake news about him , why not ?
silence means consent -
not suing that media house made their story credible.
so I urged him to sue them if the story was not true

yes if he Thinks Aljazera has reported a fake news about him , why not ?
silence means consent -
not suing that media house made their story credible.
so I urged him to sue them if the story was not true
NPP= NANA'S POVERTY PROMOTERS 1 year ago

Most of these NPP guys are mad. They are taking us for fools. Who disseminates fake news than Akuffo Addo and Bawumia? 90% of what they say are fake news. For example Akuffo Addo and Napo said there is no dumsor during their ...
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Most of these NPP guys are mad. They are taking us for fools. Who disseminates fake news than Akuffo Addo and Bawumia? 90% of what they say are fake news. For example Akuffo Addo and Napo said there is no dumsor during their tenure, Akuffo Addo said the agyapadie document was written by NDC while he had implemented 90% of the contents, Akuffo Addo said he had never been corrupt, he said there would be no haircuts, Bawumia said they have created 2.1 million jobs, they have constructed more roads than Kwame Nkrumah etc..All these are false.
ROGUE LAWYER 1 year ago

Democracy without rule of law, and competent judicial IQ is a disaster in an equation of subjects to results to the coup detat
what does rule of law means
1 if you infringed on my rights, the court must deal with you in a ...
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Democracy without rule of law, and competent judicial IQ is a disaster in an equation of subjects to results to the coup detat
what does rule of law means
1 if you infringed on my rights, the court must deal with you in accordance to the law of defamations of character.
The problem people dont use this - is the low IQ and the corruptions of the court.
as for me if I to rate the competence level of the judges in this country
I will say 85% are corrupt
15% who are not corrupt lack the judicial intelligence .
there are rules of engagement- the police is there for criminal issues , they are not there for family issues or divorce and properties, or not taken children to school,- all these are civil and need to pass through the civil process before it is settled in competent court of jurisdiction .
if for eg
my wife take family issue to a Radio or TV station- and the TV station published my Image without my consent it is against the law,- how do I deal with it ?
sue the station for infringement of my Rights , but here is the case- some judges in this country may whatever reasons still goes against the person whose private life and rights has been infringed . this has constituted the problems we are facing today.
somebody would sit somewhere and published falsehood , because he knows nothing would happen to him, people are tarnishing others hard earn reputations , and nothing could happened to them.
if we are to solve this problem
The NMC should come out and made it clear,
the distinction between public life responsibilities
and
that of private life
eg
you could publish things about public office holders duties or responsibilities but not his or her private life
eg
if I am a minister living in a statehouse or public property you could make videos or photos of that house, you could publish it in the media because it is taxpayers money that funded that facilities but
you cannot make a video or photo of his private property.
it is only the police in criminal cases that could draw the attention of the public about what is going on around that facilities.
Ghana we want democracy, we want free speech, we want rule of law but we don't want to learn
what is the actual meaning of democracy and rule of law.
let us make the deformation of character priority and 60% of this problem would be solved
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Gayheart fool 1 year ago

This funny face must be gay with his idiotic write-up. Go to any Western country and shout 'fire' to cause panic and mayhen in any public gathering if the police there will agree with you that there is free speech. Miseducate ...
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This funny face must be gay with his idiotic write-up. Go to any Western country and shout 'fire' to cause panic and mayhen in any public gathering if the police there will agree with you that there is free speech. Miseducated idiots

Maame Abenah 1 year ago

Security agencies may not arrest people for fake news, but these people or organizations who promote fake news can be hit where it counts their pocketbooks.

Security agencies may not arrest people for fake news, but these people or organizations who promote fake news can be hit where it counts their pocketbooks.
Akwasi 1 year ago

Then nobody should be arrested for any offence against the the state. Why do we arrest people for the offences of Threat of death and Threat of harm?

Then nobody should be arrested for any offence against the the state. Why do we arrest people for the offences of Threat of death and Threat of harm?
Adanko 1 year ago

I disagree with this man. Some fake news can start a war where people will lose their lives . Generators of fake news must be arrested , prosecuted and heavily jailed .

I disagree with this man. Some fake news can start a war where people will lose their lives . Generators of fake news must be arrested , prosecuted and heavily jailed .
Kwame 1 year ago

Very useless statement, these are the kinds of people drawing this nation back. Always backing people who wants the country to underdevelop.

Very useless statement, these are the kinds of people drawing this nation back. Always backing people who wants the country to underdevelop.

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