Former President John Mahama has reacted to the arrest and remand of some Democracy Hub protesters.
The NDC flagbearer criticized the two-week remand of the demonstrators, calling it an abuse of their rights.
In a post on Thursday Mahama described described the decision as “high-handed”.
He emphasized the need to balance maintaining law and order with protecting citizens’ freedoms.
“The youth of Ghana have a right to engage in manifestations to protect their future, especially on critical issues like environmental destruction caused by illegal mining. draconian judicial decisions such as this won’t stop them from speaking out,” Mahama stated.
He urged authorities to review the decision and grant bail to the protesters, noting that harsh judicial rulings would not silence them.
“The authorities must request the judge to review the remand decision and grant them bail immediately,” Mahama shared.
This comes after some 50 protesters have been detained for two weeks.
They were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful assembly, causing unlawful damage, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace, assault on a public officer.
All of them pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit the crime.
High-handedness!
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) September 26, 2024
We must balance our need to maintain law and order with protecting the rights and freedoms of our citizens.
Remanding Democracy Hub demonstrators for 2 weeks is high-handed and an abuse of their rights.
The youth of Ghana have a right to engage in…