An ex parte application by the police to injunct a planned anti-galamsey protest scheduled for April 28 to 30, by the Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), was withdrawn on the order of Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, on April 25.
The police argued that the organisers failed to respond to official communications and had not secured permission to use the Liberation Square - a restricted area under the control of the Ghana Armed Forces.
It also cited national security concerns, pointing to intelligence reports warning of possible infiltration by "undesirable elements," due to the lack of participant data.
The Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), led by media personalities Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah and Kwame Appiah Kubi, is mobilising the demonstration to press for stronger actions against illegal mining operations in Ghana.
