#FixTheCountry protest: Ghana Supreme Court throw out police injunction against protestors

Supreme Court of Ghana inside judgement dem pass on Tuesday 8 June 2021, throw out indefinite injunction on #FixTheCountry protest wey Police Service secure.

De High Court place de injunction on de planned street protest on de basis of Covid-19 restrictions on public gathering which Prez Akufo-Addo impose.

But Justice Yaw Appau who preside over de hearing describe de indefinite injunction on #FixTheCountry protest as error.

#FixTheCountry Ghana protest so far

Ghana Police Service last month secure injunction to stop social media activists from going on plus dema planned protest on May 9.

Dem secure de injuction through ex-parte motion, which de #FixTheCountry leaders describe as illegal for Ghana wey dem take de matter go court.

Under de High Court's rules, injunctions granted without arguments by de affected persons (ex-parte) for last up to just 10 days.

Lead Counsel for de campaigners, Justice Sai on Tuesday pray de court to set aside de injunction.

Despite counter arguments from Attorney General, Godfred Dame, de five-member Supreme Court panel after de hearing quash de injunction police secure against #FixTheCountry protestors.



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