Occupy Julorbi House Demo: Police and organisers fail to reach consensus on venue

The Ghana Police Service and Democracy Hub, organisers of the 'Occupy Julorbi House Demo' have failed to reach an agreement for the venue for the latter's planned demonstration.

A statement issued by the police on Friday, September 20, 2024, noted that during a meeting between the two entities Friday morning, the police asked Democracy Hub to propose alternative locations, however they rejected the alternative locations proposed to them.

"Police, therefore requested them to propose alternative locations for the demonstration and the organisers proposed the following:37 roundabout, Airport roundabout, Opeibea intersection Stanbic Heights, Christ the King and the Arko Adjei interchange.

"In the assessment of the Police, holding the demonstration in any of these locations may endanger public defence, public order, public safety, public health and the running of essential services," it noted.

"Police, therefore, suggested the following seven locations to them for consideration; the Cantonments Post Office DVLA stretch, the VAG Association junction, MTN Head Office on the Liberation Road, El-wak side park, Obra spot, Kawukudi Park, Efua Sutherland Park, the frontage of the Trade Fair," it stated.

It further disclosed that it had gathered intelligence that some protestors are planning to jeopardise the peace, security and law and order in the country.

"We would like to call on the organisers of the protest to caution their members against these unlawful acts, desist from any attempts to disturb the peace and abide by the Public Order Act 1994, (Act 491) and all other laws in the country since they will be held responsible for any breaches of the law," it stated.

Tensions between the police and Democracy Hub escalated on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, when the police secured an injunction from the Accra High Court to prevent the group from holding their protest at Revolution Square, located in front of the Jubilee House.

The protest was scheduled to take place from September 21 to September 23, 2024.

Read the statement below:

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄:

𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐖𝐎 (𝟐) 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐇𝐔𝐁 pic.twitter.com/cfjjUprwxp

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) September 20, 2024