Demo: Ablakwa vows to hold Police to account for any injuries due to pepper spray

The organiser of the ‘Hands Off our Hotels’ demonstration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his disappointment in the Police over the treatment meted out to some of the demonstrators.

“Let me condemn what the police did, This is a peaceful march, and our people conducted themselves well so why do you fire tear gas on innocent civilians? Now we have to rush a few to the hospital?

“The Police will be held accountable if anything happens to them. They can’t take the law into their own hands and intimidate innocent citizens.”

The Police stopped the demonstrators who were protesting the sale of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) hotels mid-way through their march on Tuesday, June 19.

Instead of the agreed-upon Christ The King end point, they were stopped midway on the switchback road in Cantonment, Accra.

“Is this Christ the King?” He questioned the Police .

He further stated that some of the protesters had been rushed to the hospital for medical attention after suffering from the tear gas thrown by the Police.

“Some of the demonstrators have been rushed to the hospital. If anything happens to any demonstrators, we will hold the police accountable,” he said.