The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has expressed strong condemnation regarding the remand of 28 protesters from the Democracy Hub into police custody, along with 11 others who were sent to prison.
This decision came after the Accra Circuit Court’s ruling on Tuesday, September 24, where the demonstrators faced charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, specifically unlawful assembly.
In a press statement released on Thursday, September 26, the CDD described the remand as a significant abuse of power, asserting that the police could have managed the situation with greater restraint and respect for the protesters’ rights.
The organization criticised the police for their unnecessary use of force and brutality against citizens who were simply exercising their civic rights to protest.
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