Renowned human rights lawyer, Martin Kpebu, has strongly condemned the Ghana Police Service for unlawfully holding protesters beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit without being arraigned, referring to Ghana as a "banana republic" where laws are not properly upheld.
Speaking on Starr Today with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, Mr.
Kpebu expressed deep concern over reports that some of the protesters were deprived of food and water while in custody. "It's the responsibility of the police to provide food to those in their custody.
There's a document called Service Instructions that governs police conduct.