Cases against 39 demonstrators from Democracy Hub have been postponed until October 8 and 11.

The Accra court has remanded about 39 demonstrators into detention in relation to the demonstration organised by the pressure organisation Democracy Hub.
After showing up in court today, ten of the demonstrators who had been detained during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration were the first to be placed under detention.

The entire group—roughly 39 people—was driven about in various buses with close protection.
In court, the demonstrators were charged with conspiracy to conduct crime, namely; unlawful assembly.

 

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According to JoyNews Correspondent Kenneth Gyasi, 12 of the initial batch entered not guilty pleas.

Ten of the defendants whose cases were recently heard have been remanded into the custody of the police.

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Their case has been adjourned to October 8, 2024.

The next batch of 9 accused persons pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime, namely unlawful assembly, causing unlawful damage, and offensive conduct due to breach of peace.

They have also been remanded to reappear on October 8.

One of them is a fresh graduate undertaking his National Service.

Next up was the third batch of 11 protestors as the 19 remanded so far are being sent back to their police cells.

This group of 11 has been remanded into Prison custody with their case adjourned to October 8 as well.

Another group of 9 in a different courtroom has been remanded into police custody with their case adjourned to October 11.

Meanwhile, a bench warrant has been issued for one person who failed to show up in court.

Convenor for the #FixTheCountry group, Oliver Baker-Vormawor is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.

The arrests occurred over the three-day protest at the 37 Roundabout, where the demonstrators were voicing concerns over issues such as illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) and economic mismanagement.

On Sunday, September 22, another major scuffle broke out between the Democracy Hub protesters and the Ghana Police Service during the second day of the protest.

Lawyer and social media influencer Ama Governor was part of the arrested persons.

As she is escorted to the courtroom, she is heard shouting, “emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.”

Source:myjoyonline.com