The Court on Friday, June 25, 2021, ruled in a case in which the Ghana Police represented by the Attorney General, Godfred Dame citing public health concerns and the COVID-19 restrictions was asking for the conveners of the #FixTheCountry protest to barred from proceeding with their demonstration. One of the issues that came up during the court case was the legitimacy of the Attorney General’s Office to represent the Ghana Police Service. “The applicant does not have the capacity to bring this application under section 1 subsection 6 of the public order act. And as such, the Court is not clothed with jurisdiction to hear or grant the application,” Julius Assinyo said in court. With the injunction against the #FixTheCountry demo quashed, it is not yet known how the organizers intend to go on with their plans or whether the Police and the Attorney General’s Office will explore other opportunities to stop the protest.

Source: GhanaWeb June 25, 2021 15:22 UTC