Mahama govt upholds protest rights – AG withdraws injunction against Anti-Galamsey demonstrators

The Attorney General (AG) has withdrawn a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to prevent a planned demonstration against illegal mining in the country.

The decision of the Attorney General to withdraw the motion Assistant State Attorney David Bachem led to Accra High Court striking out motion and declaring that the protestors can go ahead to demonstrate.

Speaking on the issue, Deputy Attorney General, Justice Sai explained that the AG withdrew the motion filed by the police because the right to demonstrate is protected by the Constitution and president John Dramani will not prevent anyone to exercise that right.

“After two meetings with the security and intelligence agencies yesterday, the Attorney-General directed that the application for injunction to restrain the anti-galamsey demonstrators be withdrawn. The injunction application was duly withdrawn this morning.”

“The demonstration will be allowed to go on EXACTLY as the demonstrators have proposed. The right to demonstrate is protected by the Constitution. President John Mahama understands the true meaning of this right. His Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, will not violate or allow anyone to violate the citizen’s right to demonstrate,” the post read.

Source: newsdeskgh.com