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<\/a><\/p>\nCiti News’<\/strong> Duke Opoku Mensah, who was at the scene,\u00a0reported that the Police started throwing tear gas after they realised some of the protesters had branched and were heading towards the EC.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”eCFjwDgPbqKY9S3r5BZZPacfnNucjdAZ”]One person was injured in the process.<\/p>\n Though the groups had initially planned to picket at the premises of the EC and Parliament House and subsequently present their petition, the Police rejected their<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>request after securing a restraining order from the court.<\/p>\n Duke Opoku Mensah, however reported that the protesters disobeyed the instructions in the process of the demonstration, and “branched to the premises of the EC.”<\/p>\n According to him, the move, which did not sit down well with the Police, prompted them to fire tear gas at the protesters to compel them to return.<\/p>\n The routes were from\u00a0Obra Spot, through GCB towers on the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue to Fiasco Traffic Light, TUC, EOCO to Atta Mills High Streets and finally to Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “They were given some approved routes \u00a0but along the line they had a disagreement with the EC and they decided to branch so the police regrouped… and started firing tear gas at the protesters.”<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
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