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Information gathered by GhArticles indicates that an Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application by the Ghana Police Service seeking to stop the #FixTheCountry campaigners from hitting the street.
It will be recalled conveners of the social media protest dubbed #FixTheCountry were set to hit the street on May 9, 2021, Gharticles earlier reported.
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They wrote to the police to notify them of their intention to storm the streets of the capital in demand of an end to the excruciating hardships in the country.
The police, however, secured an ex parte injunction against the massive demonstration.
The campaigners filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the order of the High Court.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, paves the way for the organisers to go ahead with the demonstration.
The Police, however warned the public not to participate in any call for demonstration by the #FixTheCountry movement.
According to the police, the planned protest is not in compliance with the provisions of the Public Order Act, noting that the substantive case between the police and the conveners on the right to demonstrate is “still pending at the High Court (Criminal Division 1).
Court’s ruling
At today’s proceedings, the court threw out the application of the police seeking to stop the street protest that was slated for May 9. According to the court the application is moot.
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Source: GhanaArticles.com
