The Convenor of FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has demanded the release of the protesters arrested at the Revolutionary Square.
Taking to his Facebook page,
he claimed that three FixTheCountry activists were apprehended earlier that
morning, despite having duly informed the police about the protest.
“Three FixTheCountry
activists have been arrested for unlawful assembly. They have been held since
morning.
“Their crime? They wrote
a letter notifying the police of their protest. And Police said stop; and they
said we don’t need police permission. So the police showed up to arrest them”, he
wrote.
Expressing their
frustration on Twitter, now X, the #FixTheCountry movement also called on the
Ghana Police Service to release the arrested Ghanaian protesters.
The post on X read:
“A number of Young Ghanaians have been arrested at the Revolutionary
Square where they were holding a protest, to remind Ghanaians about the
conditions that led to the June 4th revolution.
“They duly notified the Police of the protest. There is no court order
preventing the protest from going forth.
“The continuing opposition under this Government to the democratic right
of protest, makes mockery of what we are without irony calling democracy.
“ Every day we expose our empty claims that life in Ghana today is any
different from the military era. Release them now!
The Ghana Police Service is yet to inform the public about the claimed
arrest.
About the June 4th Revolution protest
According to the
movement, the protest was meant to
commemorate the June 4th Revolution anniversary and remind Ghanaians of the
conditions that led to the revolution.
The June 4th Revolution,
also known as the June 4th Uprising, was a significant event in Ghana in 1979.
It stemmed from a conflict between the lower ranks and officers in the Ghana
Armed Forces, leading to widespread public frustration and misunderstandings
within the army.
The June 4th Revolution
of 1979, led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, was a pivotal moment in
the country's political history. This revolution brought significant growth to
many sectors of the country. One of its key benefits was restoring trust in the
political system, which had been plagued by widespread corruption and nepotism
under the previous administration.
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