{"id":219719,"date":"2024-09-22T11:39:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/over-20-protesters-arrested-on-day-2-of-demonstration\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:39:53","slug":"over-20-protesters-arrested-on-day-2-of-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/over-20-protesters-arrested-on-day-2-of-demonstration\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 20 protesters arrested on Day-2 of demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Several protesters from the Democracy Hub group have been arrested by police at the 37 Roundabout on the second day of their three-day anti-galamsey demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1089948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-22-111914gh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1461\" height=\"757\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The arrests come after the police issued a warning to the protesters not to assemble at the same location as the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>The police have yet to provide an official statement on the exact number of people detained or the specific charges they may face but it is estimated that about 20 of the protestors have been picked up by the police.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1089946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-22-112148hhhg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1432\" height=\"745\"  \/>However, the arrests have sparked widespread discussion on social media, with many calling for clarity on the situation and others expressing concerns over the right to peaceful assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Police took inventory of mobile phones seized from arrested protesters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1089953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-22-112850-gdgd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1462\" height=\"753\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>However, traffic is fluid at the 37 roundabouts, unlike Day one, September 21, when protesters blocked all roads around the intersection causing inconvenience for motorists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several protesters from the Democracy Hub group have been arrested by police at the 37 Roundabout on the second day of their three-day anti-galamsey demonstration. 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