The Chairman of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has been arrested together with 12 other persons for allegedly staging an illegal protest in Accra.<\/p>\n
The group, who are part of the Ghana-Togo Solidarity movement, were said to be holding a peaceful march to draw the attention of local and international authorities to the political crisis in Togo.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”UJ0uKvtQO3h0ySaQod6NmTmefat0S5Mv”]Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Caleb Kudah reported that,\u00a0all those arrested are currently behind the counter at the Nima Police Station, and are yet to be charged officially with any offense.<\/p>\n Reports say Mr. Mornah, who is the leader of the movement, failed to inform police about their action on the Kanda Highway today [Saturday], hence the action by police.<\/p>\n The movement has however denied the reports.<\/p>\n Bernard Mornah told Citi News that \u201cthey threw me in the pickup as if I was a piece of charcoal\u2026 They drove us here and put us at counter back. They picked about 12 or 13 of us. The rest scattered. I wouldn\u2019t understand that [this happened] after I have notified the police sufficiently. This is really not the democracy fought for\u2026. I think that it brings to the fore that our police service is still in the archaic stone-age of doing things and that they can be instructed anyhow by forces outside of their remit…They are telling me that they received instruction from above.\u201d<\/p>\n