Joy 99.7 FM will Tuesday present a major public forum on the ‘Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunication Messages Bill, 2016'.

The object of the bill, initiated by the Ministry of Interior,  is to enact legislation for the lawful interception of postal pickets and telecommunication messages.

The Interior Ministry hopes to fight crime and suppress organized crime, including money laundering, terrorism, narcotic trafficking, identity theft and generally for the protection of national security.

However, there are concerns about the implications of the bill for the rights, freedoms and liberties of Ghanaians, especially the right to privacy as guaranteed by the 1992 Constitution.

The forum on expected to start at 8am on Tuesday March 1, 2016 at the Alisa Hotel, Ridge in Accra will examine the pros and cons of this contentious bill which could have enduring implications for privacy in Ghana.

“We want to ventilate the issues and subject the bill to some thorough scrutiny,” said Coordinator of Joy FM Thought Leadership, Nicholas Opoku.

Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga, IMANI Vice President, Kofi Bentil and MP and Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Major Derick Oduro are among six distinguished speakers at the event.

The event is opened to the general public.