[ad_1] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, says the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protesters have failed to provide any evidence to back claims that some of their members were brutalised by the police. The protest took place from September 21 to 23, 2023. The protesters, who were demonstrating against the government’s economic policies and…
[ad_1] Some UK-based Ghanaians have taken the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest to the Ghana High Commission in London. On Friday, September 29, the protesters, holding placards gathered in front of the High Commission to register their displeasure against the government. Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK left his office without addressing the protestors. In a video shared…
[ad_1] Ghanaian social media influencer, Ama Governor, has spoken up for the first time since being reconsidered for admission to the Bar. The aspiring lawyer, who joined the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors on Saturday, September 23, believes that the youth have had enough of what she describes as the hardship endured under the government. “I struggle to…
[ad_1] The third and final day of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest entered into the night as demonstrators were seen on the 37 military streets in Accra. The protesters blocked roads around the stretch and mounted their stands in readiness to march towards the Jubilee House. The protesters hit the streets in the early hours of Saturday,…
[ad_1] A police officer, upon seeing the heavy traffic caused as a result of a roadblock by #OccupyJulorbiHouse protesters decided to do an unimaginable thing. Under the scorching sun, the police officer sat on the floor in the middle of the road pleading with the protesters to move aside to allow the easy flow of…
[ad_1] Lawyer and former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the police over the arrest of protesters on Thursday, September 21. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday Inusah Fuseini said the police should not have arrested without a warrant. “The Public Order Act is a 10-section Act …offences under the Act…
[ad_1] Lawyer and Director of Legal Affairs for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has stated that the organizers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, Democracy Hub must respect the law. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, he said the organizers should not have carried on with the protest after the…
[ad_1] Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has voiced his frustration over the conduct of the police regarding the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest that took place on Thursday, September 21. Mr Kpebu described the police’s actions as lawless for arresting protestors who took part in the demonstration against what they perceived as high-level corruption, unemployment and mismanagement of…
[ad_1] The BBC News journalist who was arrested alongside some protesters on Thursday during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse has opened up. Speaking on BBC Africa Focus, Thomas Nardi narrated that he was whisked with his cameraman. He was conveyed to the police station at the bucket of the police pickup together with his cameraman. “I was among…
[ad_1] The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has condemned the police brutality on protesters and journalists during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest on Thursday, September 21. The police on Thursday forcibly removed 49 protestors from the 37 lorry park in Accra at the start of a scheduled three-day protests on the seat of government, confirming later…
