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| Gay Practice Between Adults Not A Crime Says Attorney-General |
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| Date: 30-Aug-2011 |
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Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Martin A.B.K Amidu, says it is not a crime for two consenting adults to engage in homosexuality, in the privacy of their room according to the criminal laws of Ghana.
He stated however that it is a crime for an adult to engage a minor in carnal sex with or without the minor’s consent.
And, while the ministry had no policy on the matter, the law governing such a practice was inherited from the Gold Coast era and had not been amended since, therefore, homosexuality practiced between two consenting adults, did not offend the law.
The A-G, who was responding to a question on the state of the law on the activities of homosexuals in the country said, “… unlawful carnal knowledge between two consenting male adults in private is not a crime. That is the state of the law. It has not been amended and that is all I can say. Homosexuality is generally not permitted but in private between two consenting adults …,” he said.
He explained however that in an instance where the carnal act is forced on another adult, it becomes a criminal act and would be treated as such.
He made these statements at a press conference which was held at the Ministry of information to brief media men on the activities of the various departments under the Attorney General’s office.
Mr Amidu opined that although same-sex relationships were generally considered wrong culturally, an individual was allowed his sexual discretion as long as it was within the confines of his home.
“The law does not follow you to see what you do, your house is your castle; your room is your castle, what you do there is no body’s business. It is only when you rape an adult by way of unnatural carnal knowledge that you become a subject of prosecution,” he added. |
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| Source: Vincent Baffour Acheampong/ Xfm 95.1/ Accra/ Ghana |
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