The Ghana Police Service has approved the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) planned demonstration on Thursday, August 6.
The protest follows the acquittal of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu by the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal’s decision overturned Tamakloe’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed by the High Court.
After obtaining the approval from the Greater Accra Regional Police Command, the party’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, outlined the route for the demonstration.
“We intend to stage this demonstration to press home our demand that democracy must be protected. On Thursday, August 6, at 5:00 a.m. We will assemble in front of the Supreme Court before proceeding to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and then to the Jubilee House. We will also present a petition to Parliament through a designated representative,” he said.
He said the protest is intended to draw attention to what the party describes as selective justice, interference with the judiciary, the suppression of free speech and the erosion of democratic governance.
“On Friday, July 31, we submitted our notice to stage a mammoth demonstration over what we describe as selective justice, interference with the judiciary and the repressive bail conditions imposed on members of the opposition.
“Today, democracy is under attack. We are witnessing the suppression of free speech and the criminalisation of free expression. Our democracy is dying, and this is not what President Mahama promised.”
