Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convener of the Democracy Hub protest, has been granted bail in the amount of GH¢20,000 with two sureties. He was arrested along with 52 others on Monday, September 23, 2024, and charged with allegedly causing public disturbances during the Democracy Hub protest.
He is expected to report to the police twice a week. He has been charged with counts of stealing, unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assault on a public officer and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace. He was denied bail by the Accra Circuit Court and further remanded by the High Court when his lawyers appealed the Circuit Court’s ruling.
The High Court judge, who was concerned whether Barker-Vormawor would not commit another offence if granted bail, as he already was on bail for treason felony charges at the time of the alleged offences, warned to grant bail if the prosecution fails to commence the trial.
Barker-Vormawor’s lawyers thus repeated the bail application at the High Court, which was granted.
By: Hanson Agyemang
