Occupy Jubilee house demo: Supreme Court dismisses motion challenging police injunction
The motion, filed by a member of the Democracy Hub, Benjamin Akuffo-Darko basically argued that the police in seeking the remedy, violated the notice and hearing rule.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion that sought to quash the injunction that restrained last year's Occupy Jubilee house demonstration.
The motion, filed by a member of the Democracy Hub, Benjamin Akuffo-Darko basically argued that the police in seeking the remedy, violated the notice and hearing rule.
He added that the police service failed to notify the adjourned date set by the court for the matter thus proceeded without their side.
The applicant thus wanted the 5-member panel of the apex court to strike out the same as having been procured illegally.
However, after considering the matter, the panel, presided over by Tanko JSC, in a unanimous ruling, ' wholly dismissed' the motion.
The court has meanwhile noted that its full reasoning will be available on March 14, 2024.
Background
In the wake of the September 21 to 23, 2023 planned demonstration by the group, the Ghana Police Service announced that it had secured an injunction against the demonstration and thus urged the public to ignore calls on them to assemble for the said protest.
Even though the protestors still hit the streets to protest, they argue that they were made to find a different route by the Ghana Police Service.
When they filed the case at the Supreme Court, they urged their Lordships to heed their prayer by declaring the actions of the police as unconstitutional.
