The government has initiated processes to extradite a foreign national accused of secretly recording and distributing intimate videos of Ghanaian women without their consent, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has disclosed.
He said the government would pursue the suspect through diplomatic and legal channels to ensure he faces prosecution in Ghana under the cybersecurity laws.
“We want the gentleman to come to Ghana, to be brought back to Ghana, extradited to Ghana, for him to face the rigors of our law,” he stated.
Speaking to Joy News on Saturday, Mr George disclosed that he has already directed his ministry to formally engage the Russian Ambassador as part of diplomatic efforts to secure cooperation from Russian authorities.
The case involves a foreign national who allegedly lured Ghanaian women, recorded intimate encounters without their consent, and subsequently published the videos online, reportedly for financial gain.
According to the minister, the issue is not about moral judgement or the private choices of adults, but about criminal conduct.
“What the cyber security authority is interested in, and my ministry is interested in, is in the non-consensual sharing of the videos that were posted online. That is a crime,” he stressed.
He explained that while consenting adults are free to make personal decisions, recording someone without their knowledge and distributing such material constitutes a criminal offence under Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act.
“It is a crime to record a person without their consent, and you go gain,” he underlined.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has commenced coordinated action in response to reports that a foreign national allegedly engaged in sexual activities with some Ghanaian women, recorded the acts, and circulated the content without consent.
A statement issued yesterday said preliminary information gathered suggested that the individual involved might no longer be within Ghana’s jurisdiction.
However, it stressed that this did not lessen the seriousness of the alleged conduct nor the State’s obligation to pursue accountability.
According to the ministry, the non-consensual recording and distribution of intimate images constitutes a criminal offence and represents a grave violation of dignity and privacy.
BY TIMES REPORTER
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