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Democracy Hub protesters who committed offenses must be punished – Kufuor

H.E John Agyekum Kufuor, the former president of Ghana, has demanded that demonstrators who are accused of committing crimes during the most recent Democracy Hub demonstration in Accra face punishment. While acknowledging that residents have the right to protest, Kufuor underlined that damaging behaviour, such...

21 democracy hub protesters granted bail; two others denied bail

Oliver Barker-Vomawor has been denied release, but 21 demonstrators from the Democracy Hub have been granted bail. This is in response to an appeal that lawyers filed against a circuit court ruling that remanded 53 demonstrators into the custody of law enforcement and prison. Two...

Democracy Hub protesters exceeded limits of free expression – Dame

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has justified the prosecution of the Democracy Hub demonstrators. At the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) annual conference in Accra on Tuesday, he made the statement that no democracy tolerated acts of violence...

No child or pregnant woman was arrested during Democracy Hub protest – Ghana Police

The Ghana Police Service has refuted rumours that were going around claiming that three people—a pregnant lady, a 12-year-old child, and a 68-year-old woman—had been taken into custody during the Democracy Hub demonstration at the 37 Intersection in Accra. The police called these allegations "false"...