The Deputy Attorney-General has defended the opposition of the convenor of the anti-galamsey protest organised by the Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor bail request.
According to Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, the opposition was based on "legal grounds."
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM's Newsnight on Tuesday, October 8, he referenced specific provisions of the law that support the decision to contest the activist’s bail application.
Read also: Oliver Barker-Vormawor denied bail for the 3rd time
“If you look at Section 96 of the Criminal Procedure Act, it states that if you have been charged with an offense previously and admitted to bail, and during that period, you are alleged to have committed another offense, the law enjoins the sitting judge to reconsider your application for bail,” the Deputy AG noted.
He further explained that the legal basis for opposing Baker-Vormawor's bail was presented in court.
“We opposed it at the Circuit Court today, and the same court upheld it,” he confirmed, indicating that the court agreed with the government's position on the matter.
This comes after the convenor of the anti-galamsey protest organised by the Democracy Hub was denied bail for the third time.
This was after the Attorney General's Department opposed his application.
Prior to this, he had been refused same by an Accra High Court, and the Circuit Court, respectively.
Mr Barker-Vormawor was arrested two weeks ago during the protest against illegal mining (galamsey).
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