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\n<\/div>\nThe National Democratic Congress\u2019s Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, says the state is behind a widely-circulated secret recording of an alleged National Democratic Congress (NDC)\u00a0meeting. He insists the state is acting in breach of the rights to privacy of the NDC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Related: leaked NDC audio, legal implications and conflicting responses from the party<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The government, through the Minister of Information, has denied the allegation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0The questions of law are: <\/span><\/b><\/span>To what extent is the right to privacy of communication guaranteed under Ghanaian laws? U<\/span><\/span>nder what circumstances can these rights be lawfully violated \u2013 and a<\/span><\/span>ssuming the contents of the tape are confirmed \u2013 would they fall under these circumstances?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The following are the views of law lecturer Justice Srem-Sai<\/b> on the subject. He is Executive Fellow at the Institute of Law & Public Affairs (ILPA) and Lecturer at GIMPA Faculty of Law.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The general rule<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The Constitution grants us a right to privacy in a manner that is comparable to any leading democracy. Article 18(2) of the 1992 Constitution tells us that \u201cno person shall be subjected to interference with the privacy of his home, property, correspondence or communication \u2026\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This provision is powerful because it assures us that the things we say or do in private and which we intend to remain private will not be made public. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n But even most importantly, the provision tells us that should anyone, be it an agent of the State or a private person, breach our privacy, the State is obliged to deal with that person in a manner that will restore our injury. This is the general position of the law.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n