Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has reacted to the detention of Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the lead convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement and Democracy Hub.<\/p>\n Barker-Vormawor was arrested along with 53 other individuals charged with unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assaulting a public officer, and offensive conduct conducive to breaching the peace during a protest held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. <\/p>\n During the protest, Barker-Vomarwor was captured removing the keys to a police van that was parked – an action that ultimately led to his arrest. <\/p>\n While 52 of the protestors have been released, Oliver Barker-Vomarwor was denied bail.<\/p>\n In response to this, Anas took to X (formerly Twitter), to comment on Oliver’s continued detention.<\/p>\n He wrote “The continued detention of Oliver Vormawor is an affront to everything we\u2019ve fought for in our democracy. Leaders must remember: power is finite, but the will of the people endures.\u270a\ud83c\udffe”<\/p>\n See the post below:<\/p>\n The continued detention of Oliver Vormawor is an affront to everything we\u2019ve fought for in our democracy. \u2014 Anas Aremeyaw Anas (@anasglobal) October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n VKB\/MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Investigative](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/470\/47022841.295.jpg\" "\\"Investigative")
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas (L) and #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vomarwor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nLeaders must remember: power is finite, but the will of the people endures. \u270a\ud83c\udffe#JusticeForOliver<\/a> #DemocracyMatters<\/a> #FreeOliverVormawor<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ut1LsC0YMT<\/a><\/p>\n