The Ghana Police Service has sought an injunction against the Minority’s scheduled protest routes against the Governor of the Bank of Ghana and his two deputies.
On September 5, the Minority will attempt to march from Makola via Rawlings Park and Opera Square to the facade of the Bank of Ghana.
However, the police believe that the route is frequently congested with people and vehicular traffic and that taking it might jeopardise public order, public safety, and the operation of important services.
They had offered an alternate path beginning at the Parliament House and ending at the Independence Square, which the minority had rejected.
The injunction, to be heard on September 4, is intended to prohibit the minority from taking their preferred option.
In response to the injunction application, the minority called it a “breach of trust” and voiced outrage at the police’s behaviour.
They plan to defend their case and demonstrate along their favourite routes.
“We hope that the court will basically be on our side in terms of how important it is for us to protest and to make sure that the issues that are pushing us to protest especially the loss of 60.8billion Ghana cedis and its consequences on our economy and the impoverishment of the people of Ghana must move the court to allow this protest which is being led by the representatives of Ghana.
“And we believe that this is important. But we’re very disappointed that the police would go to court in the first place,” the minority said.
