Arise Ghana's leaders have announced intentions to hold a second protest on August 22, 2022, this time in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region.
"AriseGhana will hold a massive demonstration on August 22, 2022, in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, in keeping with our goal of championing the interests and welfare of Ghanaians. "Ghanaians from all walks of life will gather in the garden city for this demonstration, which will be the second of a series of protests we plan to hold across the length and breadth of the country, to protest the severe economic hardships imposed on them by the callous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government," Bernard Mornah, a member of the Arise Ghana group, said while addressing the press on Tuesday.
Additionally, the advocacy group requested that the Ghana Police Service drop all charges against 31 of its members who were detained during the first demonstration exercise in June.
During the protest on June 28, some protesters were arrested by the police.
According to the Police, the demonstration's participation in a "violent attack" that injured some of its officers led to the arrest.
At a news conference in Accra, the group's leaders promised that any innocent people detained would have legal assistance as they prepared to demonstrate their innocence.
"Until every victim of the brutality of the Dampare-led Police service has fully recovered, AriseGhana will continue to monitor their cases. We have given our attorneys the go-ahead to file a lawsuit against the Ghana Police Service and the Republic to force them to provide fair and equitable compensation to all victims of injury. We won't stop until every injured individual receives justice.
Until their innocence is established, Bernard Mornah continued, "AriseGhana will continue to offer the required legal help for all the innocent protestors who were detained and are still being harassed by the despotic Akufo-Addo/Bawumia regime."
