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Kwaku Azar: Jailing TickToker for insulting Mahama a threat to consititutional democracy

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Kwaku Azar: Jailing TickToker for insulting Mahama a threat to consititutional democracy

Public officials, especially the President, must expect criticism, ridicule, exaggeration, and even offensive speech as part of the price of holding public office.

Public office demands broad shoulders, not broad criminal statutes.

The real question, however, is whether speech of this nature should attract criminal prosecution in a constitutional democracy.

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