Bernard Mornah sues IGP; wants GH¢136, 960.50 over arrest
The Chairman of the People’s National Convention [PNC], Bernard
Mornah, has sued the Inspector General of Police [IGP] over his arrest
during a peaceful protest by the Ghana-Togo Solidarity Movement in
December 2017.
Mr Mornah is praying the court to declare that his rights have been trampled upon.
He wants a declaration from the court to the effect that “my right to
personal liberty has been violated… that my right to dignity has been
violated… that my freedom of assembly, including freedom to take part in
processions and demonstrations, has been violated…adjudge and declare
that my right to administrative justice has been violated by the 1st
respondent [IGP].”
He also wants the IGP and the Attorney General to compensate with
“the sum of GH¢136, 960.50 being the cost incurred by the Ghana-Togo
solidarity movement in organizing the aborted rally.”
Background
Mr Mornah and 18 others were arrested by the Nima Police at Kawukudi
Park in Accra from where they had planned to embark on a demonstration
in support of Togolese nationals in Ghana agitating for a change in
government in Togo.
The police who said the intended demonstration was against the advice
of the Police, acknowledged that they had earlier agreed with Mr.
Mornah and his colleagues to go ahead with the demonstration.
Source: Graphic Online
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