▁jud icial ▁o vers ight . ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁provides ▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁press , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁generally ▁respect s ▁these ▁rights ▁in ▁practice . ▁An ▁independent ▁press ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁relatively ▁effective — al beit ▁extremely ▁back log ged — jud ici ary , ▁and ▁a ▁function ing ▁dem ocr atic ▁political ▁system ▁ens ures ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁press . ▁The ▁constitution ▁prohib its ▁arbitrary ▁inter ference ▁with ▁priv acy , ▁family , ▁home , ▁or ▁correspond ence , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁generally ▁respect s ▁these ▁prohib itions ▁in ▁practice . ▁Str ict ▁and ▁anti qu ated ▁lib el ▁laws ▁d ating ▁to ▁British ▁legal ▁codes ▁are ▁s eld om ▁invoked . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Police ▁Ell ison ▁Gre ens lade ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁would ▁press ▁charges ▁against ▁people ▁who ▁post ▁“ le wd ” ▁or ▁“ ob scene ” ▁pictures ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁websites ▁and ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Al ly son ▁May n ard - G ib son ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁will ▁police ▁information ▁posted ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁" We ▁have ▁to ▁balance ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁public ,” ▁she ▁added . ▁Also ▁in ▁April ▁Rod ney ▁Mon cur ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁" comm itting ▁a ▁gross ly ▁inde cent ▁act " ▁by ▁posting ▁aut ops y ▁photograph s ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁police ▁cust ody ▁on ▁his