The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has issued a stern warning to the public not to share, download, rebroadcast or monetise a viral video secretly recorded and circulated by a Russian national involving some Ghanaian women.

Addressing a press conference alongside officials from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, the Minister stated that circulating the footage is not just unethical but a criminal offence under Ghanaian law.

“Do not share, download, circulate, or monetise this illegal content. Doing so constitutes a criminal offence,” he cautioned.

Mr George stressed that the government is treating the matter with urgency and has already begun efforts to secure critical evidence.

“The Government has initiated steps to trace and secure relevant digital and financial evidence,” he revealed.

He further warned that the scope of investigations goes beyond the foreign national alleged to have recorded and distributed the videos.

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“Any individual, including Ghanaian nationals, who has shared, rebroadcast, or redistributed the illegal material is also liable under our laws,” he said.

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.

In his earlier response, Mr George said the government had initiated a process and is pursuing legal channels to extradite the suspect and prosecute him under Ghana’s Cybersecurity laws.