Court stops #FixTheCountry June 4 demo

The three days intended demonstration by a group of Ghanaians which is set to start on Saturday, June 4, has been stopped by court.

This was after the police filed a motion at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court to have the said demonstration stopped and same was granted.

The court presided over by Justice Comfort Tasiame granted the application asking for the exercise to be injuncted after DSP Sylvester Asare had moved the application.

It was the contention of DSP Asare that, the manner in which the said demonstration was being organised was problematic.

Moving the application to restrain #FixTheCountry Movement, DSP Asare said, the court should restrain them in the interest of Public order, Public safety defence and effective policing.

He, therefore, prayed the court to order and prohibit the organisers, their agents, assigns and followers from hitting the streets.

Background

A group of Ghanaians seeking to demonstrate for three days beginning June 4 have written to the Accra regional Police Command to allow them to demonstrate with their own private security.

The individuals including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa are also asking the Police to allow demonstrators carry their own registered weapons to the march to protect themselves.

“We will bring our own security company to provide protection to demonstrators. All weapons held by demonstrators or by the contracted security personal will be for personal protection only; and all weapons will be duly permitted in accordance with the Arms and Ammunitions Act, 1972 (NRCD 9) e) Proposed route and destination: We expect that the Demonstrators will gather at Circle.

“The procession will move from Circle to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, where the Protestors will make a demand a slot on GTV to speak directly to the Nation and lay out our grievances, in accordance with Article 55(11), which guarantees fair opportunity to Ghanaians to present their programmes to the public through equal access to the state-owned media,” the statement said.

Source: Kasapafmonline.com