The vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof , has strongly condemned the arrest of members of the Democracy Hub group who were protesting against illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana.
She described the protesters as innocent citizens exercising their democratic rights and called on the government to swiftly release those in custody.
During her campaign tour in Bogoso in the Western Region, Prof Opoku-Agyemang expressed her displeasure at the treatment of the 42 young protesters who were detained by the police at the 37 Lorry Station near the Revolutionary Square.
The police had labelled the gathering as an "unlawful assembly," leading to their arrest.