{"id":228259,"date":"2024-10-08T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/19-more-anti-galamsey-protesters-granted-bail\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:58:42","slug":"19-more-anti-galamsey-protesters-granted-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/19-more-anti-galamsey-protesters-granted-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"19 more anti-galamsey protesters granted bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Circuit Court has granted bail to 19 more anti-galamsey protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bail amount is set at GH<em>\u20b5<\/em>20,000 with one surety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detainees include popular activist Raphael Williams alongside Razak Suleman, Gerald Delim, Comrade Abubakar Sadeeq, Bilal Mohammed, Ebenezer Ankomanyi Okyere, Norgbedzi Kelvin, Priscilla Tobili, Mohammed King Hassan, and Tanko Nabong, also known as Black Pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest are Kingsley Asiedu, Seth Coffie, Vera G. Louise, Nii Hammond, Dela Quarshie, Manuel Biney, Mathias Agbevi, Ernest Acheampong and Dorsese Joseph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, the convenor of the anti-galamsey protest Oliver Barker-Vormawor, was denied bail once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development at the Circuit Court marks the third time the court has refused his bail request since he was arrested during the demonstration two weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was after the Attorney General&#8217;s Department opposed his application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to this, he had been refused same by an Accra High Court, and the Circuit Court, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, another detainee Fanny Otoo who has been sick since the arrest, was granted bail of GH<em>\u20b5<\/em>20,000 with two sureties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case has been adjourned to October 14, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032603148 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Democracy-Hub-demo-18.jpg.webp\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-eio-rwidth=\"800\" data-eio-rheight=\"533\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Democracy-Hub-demo-18.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032603148\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning in court, the State filed an affidavit opposing the bail applications for 20 other anti-galamsey detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This followed the State\u2019s assertion that they had not been served with the applications, despite court documents indicating service on October 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Judge then directed that the protestors\u2019 lawyers be properly served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case was adjourned to Wednesday, October 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a developing story, refresh occasionally for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Circuit Court has granted bail to 19 more anti-galamsey protesters. 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