Deputy AG defends handling of Democracy Hub Protesters, says, justice is being delivered

Accra, Ghana - Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has defended the government's handling of the Democracy Hub protesters, emphasizing that justice is being served through lawful prosecution.

In an interview on Channel One TV on Saturday, September 28, 2024, Tuah Yeboah stressed the importance of due process, noting that the protesters were given a court hearing and that bail considerations and charges are consistent with similar cases.

“So far as we’re concerned, justice is being delivered. Simply because it’s being done in accordance with the law. If for example, after the arrests of the accused persons, they were not taken to any court, and the court has just remanded them without a hearing, we will be the first to come out and say there was no justice, because it was not done in accordance with law or due process,'' he stated.

“When it comes to granting of bail, it matters not, and I repeat it matters not the offences that you are facing. The actual fact is that the court will decide whether to grant you bail, looking at various circumstances. It can be a misdemeanour charge but the court will decide to look at it whether you are entitled to bail or you are not entitled to bail.

“People have been remanded for similar offences and no issues were raised. So, if someone is of the opinion that they may have been charged with a misdemeanour and so automatically they are entitled to bail, then you may not be having the right law,” he explained.

This development comes after the Accra Circuit Court remanded 28 protesters from the Democracy Hub into police custody, with an additional 11 protesters remanded into prison custody.

The protesters were arrested during a three-day demonstration against illegal mining, which turned violent.

Source: Lead News Online