10 Democracy Hub Protesters Remanded

Ten of the over 40 arrested Democracy Hub protesters have been charged and remanded into police custody to reappear before court next month.

The ten identified as Ralph Afful Williams, Razak Suleman, Gerald Delim, Comrade Abubakar Sadeeq, Bilal Mohammed, Ebenezer Ankomanyi Okyere, Norgbedzi Kelvin, Priscilla Tobili, Mohammed King Hassan and Tanko Nabong were arraigned before court on September 24.

They have been slapped with charges including unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assaulting a police officer and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges but were remanded by the Accra circuit court to reappear on October 8.

The accused were arrested during a three-day protest against illegal mining from September 21 to September 23. On the second day, the police arrested 42 of the protesters including some leaders.

According to a statement by the police, the demonstrators unlawfully assembled at the 37 Intersection and attacked Police officers performing their lawful duties.

It said they entered a Police vehicle, removed the ignition key and threw it away, pushing down Police crash barriers, “obstructing traffic, causing unlawful damage, and disturbing the peace among others”.

Meanwhile, the pressure group is accusing the Ghana Police Service of violating the fundamental human rights of detained protesters.

In a press statement on Tuesday, September 24, the group said the “detained” protestors were transported from across all cells they were held to the Police Headquarters at Osu in the morning and were being denied access to their lawyers.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini