General News of Sunday, 20 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comIt’s wrong to beat demonstrators, Ghana gained independence through protests – Martin KpebuLegal practitioner, Martin KpebuLegal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has averred that it’s wrong for the police to brutalize demonstrators anytime they come on the streets to protest. According to him, Ghana gained independence through consistent demonstrations and not visiting the court for their concerns to be heard, hence, the need for protesters to be given the room to register their displeasure. That is how other democracies have grown.”He opined that, “In the colonial era that is how we won our independence. We didn’t win our independence through court action and writing letters. That is the way to go.”The police arrested about 30 NDC protesters at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Accra Thursday, December 17.

Source: GhanaWeb December 20, 2020 13:52 UTC