No pregnant woman was arrested at Democracy Hub demo - Jennifer Queen

Deputy Communications Director for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Queen, has challenged claims by the Women wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress that the Police arrested a pregnant woman during the Democracy Hub demonstration at 37 in Accra.

According to her, there was no evidence that any of the suspects was pregnant as of the time they were arrested following their violations.

“The lady is not showing any physical signs of pregnancy, she did not inform any of the police officers that she was pregnant. When she got to court, she did not inform the court that she was pregnant, so there’s no evidence as claimed by the NDC,” she told Asaaseradio.com on Thursday.

She further noted: “Her lawyer, spoke in court and applied for bail. the lawyer did not mention that she was pregnant for the court to consider it. ⁠if she did not inform the police or court; nor her lawyer informed the police or court; and she was not showing any physical signs, how was anyone supposed to know about”.

The comment comes in the wake of claims by the NDC in a statement that the Police knowingly arrested a pregnant a woman during the demonstration.

Meanwhile, the Police have dismissed claims in sections of the media that they denied medical care to some of the suspects who reported ill health.

“The Police would like to inform the public that at no point in time have the Police denied these suspects any medical attention,” a Police statement said on Wednesday 25th September 2024.