The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection have jointly engaged with the Russian Ambassador to Ghana regarding ongoing cybercrime investigations involving a Russian national.

The Ministers, Mr Samuel Nartey George, MP, and  Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, held a high-level meeting with H.E. Sergei Berdnikov to formally brief the Embassy on the matter.

The suspect is alleged to have secretly recorded Ghanaian women and distributed the footage online without their consent.

The engagement forms part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect citizens and ensure accountability in matters treated strictly as cybercrime under Ghanaian law.

Preliminary investigations conducted by Ghana’s cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies indicate that the suspect allegedly recorded private encounters without consent and monetised the content through online platforms.

Authorities have initiated steps to trace digital and financial evidence linked to the case.

The Ministers stressed that the case is not one of morality or private relationships but a clear criminal offence under Section 67 of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), which prohibits the non-consensual recording and dissemination of intimate images. They further noted that investigations extend to any individuals, whether foreign or Ghanaian, who may have redistributed the illegal material.