{"id":263482,"date":"2024-12-09T13:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/09\/89-suspects-arrested-for-various-election-related-offences-police\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:19:37","slug":"89-suspects-arrested-for-various-election-related-offences-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/09\/89-suspects-arrested-for-various-election-related-offences-police\/","title":{"rendered":"89 suspects arrested for various election-related offences \u2013 Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has disclosed that 89 individuals have been arrested across the country for various election-related offences in the last two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the police, 40 of the 89 suspects have been linked to the destruction and looting of state properties, and they will be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;89 suspects have so far been arrested in connection with various offences; 40 of these suspects are directly connected to acts of vandalism, looting, and destruction of property. 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