The has filed an application at the Accra High Court to block a planned anti-galamsey demonstration being organised by the Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), led by media personalities Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah and Kwame Appiah Kubi.
The protest, scheduled for April 28-29, 2025, was set to start at Obra Spot (Kwame Nkrumah Circle), proceed through Ring Road, and end at the Liberation Square, opposite Jubilee House, from 4 PM to midnight.
According to a report by asaaseradio.com, an affidavit filed on April 23, 2025, by General Sergeant Armstrong Ankomah of the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters claimed that the organisers failed to respond to a police letter regarding the event and did not provide a permit for using Liberation Square, which is controlled by the Ghana Armed Forces.
The police also expressed concerns that the demonstration's location and timing could pose security risks, citing intelligence suggesting potential infiltration by "undesirable elements" due to the organisers' failure to disclose details about expected participants.
