An organizer of the planned June 4 demonstration Captain Smart is calling on the police to arrest the individual who submitted the letter which noted among other things that the group intends to march weapons and private security.
According to him, it is insane for the person to have included the part about the weapon and private security to the letter which was presented to the Accra regional Police Command.
“It is insane that anybody will write that to the Police. Whoever did that is insane and I think the Police should arrest that person. I do not support violence and even though things are not right in this country I cannot even hold a blade for a demonstration.
“We did the first one successfully without violence so why do we have to be violent. I do not support violence in any shape or form,” the broadcaster told 3 FM.
The letter noted: “We will bring our own security company to provide protection to demonstrators. All weapons held by demonstrators or by the contracted security personal will be for personal protection only; and all weapons will be duly permitted in accordance with the Arms and Ammunitions Act, 1972 (NRCD 9) e) Proposed route and destination: We expect that the Demonstrators will gather at Circle.
“The procession will move from Circle to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, where the Protestors will make a demand a slot on GTV to speak directly to the Nation and lay out our grievances, in accordance with Article 55(11), which guarantees fair opportunity to Ghanaians to present their programmes to the public through equal access to the state-owned media”.
The Police in response told the group they cannot allow the demonstration in its shape and approach.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM