{"id":230443,"date":"2024-10-11T20:12:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T20:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/police-dismiss-falsehoods-over-vormawors-medical-expenses-in-custody\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T20:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T20:12:30","slug":"police-dismiss-falsehoods-over-vormawors-medical-expenses-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/police-dismiss-falsehoods-over-vormawors-medical-expenses-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Police dismiss &#8220;falsehoods&#8221; over Vormawor&#8217;s medical expenses in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has dismissed recent social media claims suggesting that Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a political activist and leader of the Democracy Hub, was returned to police custody from the Police Hospital due to a lack of funds to cover his medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement, the police labelled the allegations as \u201cpalpable falsehoods\u201d aimed at generating public sympathy for Barker-Vormawor.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Service clarified that all medical expenses incurred during his hospital visit were fully covered by the police, as per their Standard Operating Procedures for suspects in custody.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Service emphasized that they are unable to release specific details of the expenses due to doctor-patient confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p>They also refuted claims that Barker-Vormawor had been rushed to the hospital, describing the reports as baseless and urging the public to disregard them.<\/p>\n<p>This statement comes amidst a series of claims and counterclaims surrounding Barker-Vormawor\u2019s treatment while in police custody, as he faces charges related to his activism and public remarks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1096448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/police-vormawor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Police Service has dismissed recent social media claims suggesting that Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a political activist and leader of the Democracy Hub, was returned to police custody from the Police Hospital due to a lack of funds to cover his medical expenses. 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