The arrest of some 39 Ghanaians during the anti-galamsey protest by the Democracy Hub, in Ghana's capital, Accra, has made news headlines both domestically and internationally following the outrage by a section of the public over the continuous detention of the protesters.
Court documents sighted by show that the Office of the Attorney General has taken over the prosecution of the arrested protesters, who have been accused of engaging in lawlessness during the demonstration, which took place from Saturday, September 21, 2024, to Sunday, September 22, 2024.
The documents showed different charges levelled against different groups of protesters.
The document, which listed Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a leading member of the Democracy Hub; and 12 other protesters as plaintiffs, had 7 charges including unlawful assembly and breach of peace. "OLIVER BARKER-VORMAWOR, CEDERIC BANSAH, MICHAEL AMOFA EMMANUEL OFFEL: NII AYI: FRED BOATENG, DEPORTEE IDDRISU YUSIF WENDLE: FANNY OTOO, SAMUEL SAMAKOR; FELICITY NELSON, NANA AMO MENSAH PREMPEH, THOMAS YEBOAH, on or about 22 September, 2024 in Accra in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana, conducted yourself in a manner which occasioned a breach of the peace. "OLIVER BARRKER-VORMAWOR, CEDERIC BANSAH MICHAEL AMOFA: EMMANUEL OFFEL NII AYI FRED BOATENG, DEPORTEE IDDRISU YUSIE WENDLE FANNY OTOO, SAMUEL SAMAKOR, FELICITY NELSON, NANA AMO MENSAH PREMPEIE THOMAS YEBOAH on or about 22 September, 2024 in Accra in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana, obstructed the police in the execution of their public duty of maintaining peate and security," parts of the document reads.