Barker-Vormawor Wants Protestors Freed

The Convenor of Fix The Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has demanded the release of the protesters arrested at the Revolutionary Square.

Taking to his Facebook page, he claimed that three FixTheCountry activists were apprehended earlier that morning, despite having duly informed the police about the protest.

“ThreeFixTheCountry activists have been arrested for unlawful assembly. They have been held since morning.

“Their crime? They wrote a letter notifying the police of their protest. And Police said stop; and they said we don’t need police permission. So the police showed up to arrest them”, he wrote.

Expressing their frustration on Twitter, now X, the #FixTheCountry movement also called on the Ghana Police Service to release the arrested Ghanaian protesters.

The post on X read: “A number of Young Ghanaians have been arrested at the Revolutionary Square where they were holding a protest, to remind Ghanaians about the conditions that led to the June 4th revolution.

“They duly notified the Police of the protest. There is no court order preventing the protest from going forth.

“The continuing opposition under this Government to the democratic right of protest, makes mockery of what we are without irony calling democracy.

“Every day we expose our empty claims that life in Ghana today is any different from the military era. Release them now!

The Ghana Police Service is yet to inform the public about the claimed arrest.

About the June 4th Revolution protest

According to the movement, the protest was meant to commemorate the June 4th Revolution anniversary and remind Ghanaians of the conditions that led to the revolution.

The June 4th Revolution, also known as the June 4th Uprising, was a significant event in Ghana in 1979. It stemmed from a conflict between the lower ranks and officers in the Ghana Armed Forces, leading to widespread public frustration and misunderstandings within the army.
The June 4th Revolution of 1979, led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, was a pivotal moment in the country’s political history.