NDC Sowutuom Organizer Sentenced to 4 Years for Election Threats.
Mohammed Ibrahim, the Sowutuom Branch Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been sentenced to four years in prison for threatening violence during Ghana's December 7 general elections. He faced charges of publishing false news, threats of harm, and offensive conduct.In a viral video, Ibrahim, wearing a red military beret, accused the police and government officials of recruiting fake police to harm citizens during the elections. He also threatened to attack the Minister of the Interior. Following the video’s circulation on social media, police declared him wanted, leading to his arrest and subsequent conviction after a trial in an Accra Circuit Court.The sentence was issued by Judge Evelyn Asamoah, with the charges to run concurrently. Ibrahim’s conviction is seen as a firm warning against electoral violence in Ghana.
