Amnesty International Ghana, a human rights organization, has condemned the arrest of the 49 protestors belonging to the Fix The Country group.
The protesters were unfortunately beaten and assaulted in front of the police station, where protesters were arrested. People’s shirts were torn, and I have seen from videos that people were beaten. And this is something that Amnesty International frowns upon,” Genevieve Partington asserted.
According to the report, 49 members of the Fix The Country group were arrested by the police and distributed to different police stations in the city of Accra.
A BBC reporter, his cameraman, and a Metro TV reporter were part of the arrested protesters, but they were subsequently released.
The group strongly condemned the actions of the police and reiterated their intention to continue the protest on Friday, September 22, 2023.
The Country Director of Amnesty Ghana, Genevieve Partington, said that the action by the police is an abuse of the rights of the protestors, adding that the police acted with impunity.
Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) / Ahotoronline.com
