After spending seventeen days in police custody, Felicity Nelson, one of the protesters from the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse and #StopGalamseyNow movements, has shared her experience with the Ghana Police Service, alleging unfair treatment during her two-week detention.
According to her, she was unaware of the reason for her arrest until she arrived at the police station and saw a statement from an investigator indicating that she was arrested for unlawful acts. "I just want to start with the fact that when I was taken by the police, they didn't tell me if I was under arrest.
I was actually on Facebook Live when they grabbed me, wrestled my phone out of my hand, and didn't say I was under arrest for anything until I got to the railway police station.
It was only then that I saw the statement and realized I was arrested for illegal assembly." In an interview with Accra-based media outlet JoyNews on October 12, 2024, following her release, Ms.