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At a press conference held at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra on Sunday, 29th September 2024, Alan Kyerematen, Presidential Candidate of the Afrafranto Alliance, took a bold stance against the ongoing detention of young protesters who participated in the Democracy Hub demonstrations.

The protests, which aimed to spotlight the government’s failure to tackle illegal mining (Galamsey), led to the arrest and detention of 53 young Ghanaians. Mr Kyerematen condemned the authorities for what he called “unlawful and unconstitutional” treatment of the protesters.

According to Alan Kyerematen, the youth, who were exercising their constitutional rights to protest, have been unfairly charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and unlawful assembly.

He expressed his dismay at the Ghana Police Service’s handling of the situation, questioning how the police could supervise a three-day demonstration only to turn around and bring charges of unlawful assembly. “It is beyond my wildest imagination how this happened,” Mr Kyerematen stated emphatically.

The Afrafranto leader further criticized the police for their post-arrest treatment of the detained protesters, who had reportedly been denied access to legal counsel, medical care, food, and water in the early moments of their arrest. He lamented the unprofessional and unlawful conduct of the police in managing the detained protesters, calling it an abuse of power that undermines the constitutional rights of all Ghanaians.

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