{"id":221199,"date":"2024-09-27T08:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T08:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/27\/tuah-yeboah-slams-democracy-hub-protesters-for-acts-of-vandalism\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T08:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T08:16:44","slug":"tuah-yeboah-slams-democracy-hub-protesters-for-acts-of-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/27\/tuah-yeboah-slams-democracy-hub-protesters-for-acts-of-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuah-Yeboah slams Democracy Hub protesters for acts of vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has defended the prosecution of 53 individuals arrested for allegedly violating Ghana\u2019s Public Order Act during a demonstration last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday and Sunday, the police arrested 53 members of Democracy Hub, who were protesting against the government\u2019s alleged mismanagement and inaction regarding illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>The police accused the protesters of breaching the law, and they have since been remanded in custody pending trial.<\/p>\n<p>Tuah-Yeboah emphasized that violations of the law carry consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if you are demonstrating, and in the course of that demonstration, you decide to take the laws into your own hands, it means that you want to maybe, resolve an illegality with another illegality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want galamsey to be addressed. Then, by the same token, you also go against the laws of the land. And so as a government, we concede that galamsey is a fight we all need to wage. But in the course of waging that fight, you must also not break the laws of the land.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has defended the prosecution of 53 individuals arrested for allegedly violating Ghana\u2019s Public Order Act during a demonstration last weekend. 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