Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dennis Fiakpui, the Oti Regional Deputy Commander, has indicated that denying one’s partner sex can amount to emotional abuse under Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act, Act 732 of 2007.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), ACP Fiakpui explained that spouses who deliberately refuse their partners sex could be charged with emotional abuse and, if found guilty, face up to two years’ imprisonment.
He noted that the law applies equally to both women and men, stressing that husbands who deny their wives sex may also be held accountable. ACP Fiakpui therefore encouraged victims of such emotional abuse to report their cases to the police for appropriate action.
“If your husbands refuse to eat your food and make you unhappy and cause you emotional pain, you can also report it to the police and if your husbands come home late and cause you to be unhappy, you can make a case at DOVSSU,” he said.
ACP Fiakpui stated that women who refused to give sex to their husbands should equally be reported.
Credit: GNA
