
Audio By Carbonatix
Actress Efia Odo and other campaigners of the #FixThe Country protest, have been granted bail.
They were arrested by the Police for unlawful gathering when members of the group thronged the premises of the court complex on Friday June 25, holding placards and taking photographs.
Efia Odo, narrating the circumstance that led to the arrest to JoyNews stated that, she and the other protestors were outside taking pictures whiles waiting for the court to deliver a ruling at 1:30 pm.
Expressing her disappointment, she noted that it is unlawful for personnel of the Ghana Police Service to prevent the campaigners from exercising their constitutional right as citizens.
"I was inside the courtroom and the judge called for a recess that we should come back at 1:30 to get our final verdict. So, as I came outside, obviously a lot of campaigners were outside to support and they wanted to take pictures.
"I am a public figure and they wanted to show their support. A lot of commotion was going on and all of a sudden we see police come with their guns as if we were criminals and they just aggressively pulled us in," she told JoyNews' Joseph Parker Wilson
Lawyers of the campaigners have, however, refused to disclose the conditions for the bail granted as well as givee any further update on the matter.
Meanwhile, an Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application by the Ghana Police Service, seeking to restrain a street protest by #FixTheCountry campaigners.
The court said the application is moot because, May 9, the date for the protest, which the police did not agree to, has long elapsed.
Latest Stories
-
ASFC 2026: Ghana U15 girls set up Burkina Faso final after win over Zambia
43 seconds -
The passport question: Why Ghana must let its best abroad come home to serve
12 minutes -
We will be losing twice if these commodities expire at the port – CSOs Coordinator warns
20 minutes -
Setting up national champions to fail: the case of Ibrahim Mahama and E&P
21 minutes -
Rwanda’s capital embraces urban farming as development squeezes rare land
22 minutes -
Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers
23 minutes -
Sammi Awuku to question GMA in Parliament over vessel linked to alleged drug trafficking
36 minutes -
Trapped miner rescued from flooded Mexican tunnel after 14 days
44 minutes -
NPRA to prosecute employers over unpaid Tier 2 Pension contributions — Deputy CEO warns
50 minutes -
ACCPA calls for Africa’s strategic repositioning at NUS, Singapore
58 minutes -
Oil prices rise as concerns grow over ‘fragile’ US-Iran ceasefire
1 hour -
Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt
1 hour -
Crude production hits 6-year low—PIAC calls for urgent investment plan
1 hour -
NPP revises internal election guidelines to strengthen transparency and inclusiveness
2 hours -
NACOC set to issue licences to qualified applicants for cannabis cultivation – Deputy Director-General
2 hours