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General news for Sunday, August 30, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-08-30
Sammy Gyamfi is the National Communications Officer for NDC
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The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the arrest of the president of the Association of Small Concerned Miners, Michael Kwadwo Peprah.
Reports indicate that Peprah was arrested for a Facebook post, ahead of the Association’s planned press conference.
According to a statement from NDC communications officer Sammy Gyamfi, that press conference “will expose the Akufo Addo government on issues related to mining.”
“Michael Kwadwo Peprah was arrested last night in the Ashanti region and is currently at the Kumasi Central Police Station awaiting transport to Accra, on the orders of the Minister of the Environment and main promoter of ‘Galamsey’, Professor Frimpong Boateng.
“The NDC condemns this shameful act, which is part of a desperate plan by the oppressive and despotic government Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intimidate, harass and silence critical voices ahead of the 2020 general election,” the NDC said in a statement. . issued on Sunday, August 30, 2020.
According to the NDC, Peprah has not had access to lawyers.
“Let us speak out against the culture of oppression and tyranny overseen by President Akufo Addo, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the statement warned.
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The Democratic National Congress has just learned of the arrest and detention of the president of the Association of Concerned Small Miners, Michael Kwadwo Peprah for a post he made on his Facebook wall, before the press conference planned by the Association to expose the Akufo Addo- government on issues related to mining.
Michael Kwadwo Peprah was arrested last night in the Ashanti region and is currently at the Kumasi Central Police Station awaiting transport to Accra, on the orders of the Minister of the Environment and main promoter of “Galamsey”, Professor Frimpong Boateng.
The NDC condemns this shameful act, which is part of a desperate plan by the oppressive and despotic government of Akufo Addo to intimidate, harass and silence critical voices ahead of the 2020 general election.
We have been reliably informed that, as we speak, the police have not given Michael Kwadwo Peprah access to his lawyers. We humbly beg the media and CSOs to follow up on this matter and give it the attention it deserves.
Let’s speak out against the culture of oppression and tyranny overseen by President Akufo Addo, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. #IstandWithMichaelKwadwoPeprah
SAMMY GYAMFI ESQ.
National Communication Officer, NDC
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