[HN] Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation
[HN] Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation
www.trtafrika.com Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation - TRT Afrika
It follows incidents of public lynching of people, especially the elderly, accused of involvement in witchcraft.
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prohibits the naming, accusing or labelling of another person as being a witch
It also prohibits people from practicing as a witchdoctor or a witchfinder
The second clause nullifies the first clause since you can’t arrest someone for being a witchdoctor if you can’t accuse someone of being a witch.
Also, now I have the song stuck in my head. Ugh.