Lawyer Elorm Ama Governor-Ababio, popularly known in the media space as Ama Governor together with eight other protesters in the Democracy Hub Demo has been slapped with GHc 70, 000 bail each with two sureties.However, as part of the bail conditions, the accused persons must report to the police once a week and deposit their Ghana cards at the court registry.Despite opposition from the state, the court granted the bail application submitted by the defence lawyers.
The other eight individuals granted bail include Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba Prempeh, Philip Owusu Kobina, Desmond Akisbik, Von Coffie, and Sadik Yakubu.Ama Governor was among 53 arrested protesters who were arrested in late September and subsequently put before the Accra High Court where they were remanded into police custody for 2 weeks.The Democracy Hub protesters were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful gathering, unlawful damage, offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace, assaulting a public officer and defacement of public property.
The total protesters arrested during the demonstration numbered about 50.
The Democracy Hub embarked on a demonstration to register the displeasure of the devastating impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galasmey.