The Ghana Police Service in a statement has noted it has arrested 26 persons for allegedly demonstrating, unlawfully, at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission in Accra.
The police in a statement added that, the suspects, made up of 15 males and 11 females, were picked up on Thursday, December 17, 2020, when they thronged major streets leading to the Commission.
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Read the police’s statement below:
POLICE ARREST 26 ELECTORAL COMMISSION PROTESTORS
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 26 persons, 15 males and 11 females for unlawfully demonstrating at the Electoral Commission (EC) Headquarters in Accra.
The protestors, in the early hours of Thursday, 17th December, 2020, thronged major streets leading to the Electoral Commission, amidst the burning of car tyres, pelting stones and causing heavy vehicular traffic and congestion.
The Police, however, managed to disperse the crowd using a non-lethal riot control management approach and arrested twenty-six (26) protestors in the process.
All suspects are being taken through due process and provisionally cautioned on the offences of Unlawful Assembly, Holding of Special Event without notification and Obstruction. Those found culpable would be arraigned.
The public is hereby advised to adhere to the tenets of the Public Order Act, 1994 (ACT 491) which requires organisers of special events to duly notify the police ahead of intended demonstrations.
Source:www.Ghgossip.com
