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Police arrest protestors of Occupy Julorbi House demonstration

The first group of picketers has been apprehended and taken to the police station at Cocobod. The organizers, known as Democracy Hub, had originally planned to stage a demonstration in the vicinity of the Jubilee House from Thursday, September 21, to Saturday, September 23, 2023, notifying the police of their plans.
Police arrest protestors of Occupy Julorbi House demonstration
Police arrest protestors of Occupy Julorbi House demonstration

On Wednesday September 20, 2023 the police released a statement that they had filed an injunction to halt the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration with the court and were waiting for the court's decision before taking any further action.

Organisers of the demonstration responded in a statement that they had not been served with the Ghana Police Service releasing another statement, saying serving documents had been sent to the lawyers of the organisers.

On Thursday, September 21, some Ghanaian citizens who showed up for the planned protest were arrested by the Ghana Police Service in the early hours of day, putting them in a bus to the police station.

As of 6 am on Thursday, September 21, the police gathered at the frontage of the Jubilee House with security reinforcement.

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