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We won't allow you to demonstrate at 37 Roundabout today - Police cautions Democracy Hub

By Vincent Ashitey
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The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the Democracy Hub protesters that they won't be allowed to protest at the 37 Roundabout.

This comes after the demonstrators unlawfully took over the 37 intersection to inconvenience other road users, the Police said.

These include the protesters burning campaign materials of the political parties, playing football on the road and harassing other road users.

The Police in a statement dated September 22 cautioned the protesters to move their protest to any of the seven locations the Police earlier proposed.

"However, if the organisers insist on embarking on the demonstration in the same manner as they id on the first at the 37 intersection or at any unauthorised locations, the police will use all lawful means possible to ensure the free movement of traffic and prevent undue inconvenience to the general public," the statement read.

Scores of aggrieved Ghanaian youth took to the streets of Accra to protest against the government at at the Liberation Road Roundabout on Saturday.

This followed their insistence on proceeding with their planned three-day protest at the Revolutionary Square, despite objections from the Ghana Police Service.

According to the police, their main issue was with the choice of Revolutionary Square, located in front of Jubilee House, as the protest venue.

The security services set up roadblocks from 37 Military Hospital to Jubilee House in response to the gathering of angry youth.

In response, the protesters burning campaign materials of the political parties, playing football on the road and harassing other road users.

The protest is intended to draw attention to key national issues such as galamsey, socio-economic injustice, unemployment, rising poverty, state capture, nepotism, corruption, and the need for judicial independence.