The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has condemned the Ghana Police Service for arresting protestors who came out to join the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration, which was held on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
This was contained in a statement signed by the General Secretary of the party, Fiifi Kwetey, on Thursday.
According to the NDC, such an act is shameful and casts a shadow on the work done by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Damapre.
It further added that such violent act and suppression of human rights is damage to Ghana’s democracy.
“The NDC is saddened by such crude tactics being deployed by the police at a time when the IGP is being applauded for making efforts toward transforming the Ghana Police Service into the best institution in the country.
“The shameful show of brute force runs counter to that. It’s regrettable the police would think that violence and suppression of human rights is the best way to address issues. After 31 years of our democratic journey, it is a crying shame that we cannot find more peaceful ways to address these issues. This is a massive step backwards towards our democracy,” it said.
The NDC further called on the police to show much professionalism in handling the issues and asked for their release.
“We hereby call on the police to use professional means to handle these issues and to release the arrested protesters forthwith.
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