Court strikes out police attempt to stop #FixTheCountry demo
Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson 1 minute read
The Accra High Court has struck out an application by the police seeking to stop a demonstration by the #FixTheCountry movement.
In a ruling Friday afternoon [June 25, 2021], the court presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, struck out the application on the basis that the date for the protest (May 9) had already passed so there was no protest to be stopped.
“I’m of the opinion that the planned demonstration is passed and therefore the application is moot,” she ruled.
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She, however, ruled that in the event the #FixTheCountry protestors wanted to embark on a new protest, they must go through all the laid down procedures including the one relating to the restrictions on public gathering.