[ 2014-10-31 ]

Courts asks AFAG to postpone demo
An Accra circuit court, presided over by Francis
Obiri, has ordered the Alliance for Accountable
Governance (AFAG) – a pressure group – to
postpone its intended demonstration slated for
November 6, 2014.

According to the judge, the demonstration should
be postponed because the appointed date precedes
the extraordinary meeting of the heads of states
of the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) and their representatives on Ebola.

Francis Obiri made the order yesterday after the
police had moved an exparte motion in an attempt
to stop AFAG from going on their demonstration on
the said date.

DSP Ernest Acheampong, who moved the motion, told
the court that the police were preparing to
receive the various ECOWAS leaders on November 6,
2014 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.

He told the court that if AFAG was to go on a
demonstration on the said
date, it would pose a security risk and prayed the
court to order the pressure group not to
demonstrate on the said date.

DSP Acheampong indicated however, that the police
were ready to dialogue with AFAG on a suitable
date and time for the demonstration.

In an affidavit in support of the motion, Chief
Inspector John Acquah said he had been authorized
by the Inspector General of Police to swear the
affidavit and disclosed that on October 28, 2014,
AFAG sent a letter of notification that they
wanted to embark on a demonstration on November 6,
2014.

According to him, the police would be receiving
ECOWAS heads on an
extra-ordinary summit on Ebola and so the
demonstration would pose a security risk.

Source - Daily Guide

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