According to the Financial and Economic Division of the Accra High Court, the Ghana Police Service has submitted a motion for an injunction against the organizers of the #OccupyBoG demonstration. This latest motion comes after the organizers, including the Minority caucus in Parliament, sent a new notice to the police on September 4, insisting on the same route for the protest. Apexnewsgh.com reported
Justice Edward Twum, who presided over the case, had previously instructed the Police to correct errors on the motion paper. This order came after the Minority, represented by their lawyers, raised preliminary legal objections, led by Godwin Edudzie Tamekloe, the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress.
Despite the first motion still being in process and the scheduled protest date of September 5 having passed, the organizers once again notified the police with a new notice stating that the protest would take place on September 12, 2023.
On Monday, September 18, 2023, the organizers of the protest faced another legal challenge as the police initiated a new action for an injunction. This was due to the organizers insisting on following the same route that had previously been the subject of court proceedings.
During the court session, which was initially scheduled for the hearing of the first injunction, the second motion took precedence and made the first motion irrelevant.
The latest motion for injunction, seeking the same reliefs, has now been scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2923.
According to EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, the organizers have changed their protest route, but they are still required to inform the court of this development on Tuesday, September 19.
Superintendent of Police Sylvester Asare, who serves as the lead counsel for the police, attended the court session, whereas the respondents were absent.
Updated information:
The Minority caucus in Parliament announced on September 11 that it would be postponing its planned protest to occupy the premises of the Bank of Ghana.
The protest, originally intended to demand the resignation of Governor Dr. Ernest Addison and his deputies due to the central bank’s record loss of Ghc60 billion in the 2022 financial year, will now take place on October 3, 2023. This delay marks the second time the protest has been rescheduled, following a previous postponement on September 4.
According to a statement issued by the minority, MP Mahama Ayariga, representing Bawku Central, confirmed that the protest would follow agreed-upon routes and conclude at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana
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