A letter seen by TMT dated May 15, 2024 addressed to Yvonne Nelson and the other conveners details the requests of the Ghana Police Service.
First, the Police Administration thanked the conveners for honoring their invitation for a meeting.
The requests made by the Police to the conveners has to do principally with the location and time for the picketing. According to the police, for the interest of public safety, the conveners should reconsider the location and time of the picketing.
“Following our engagement with you at the Regional Police Headquarters, Accra today, Wednesday 15/02/204 regarding the notification of a public protest scheduled for Saturday 25th May, 2024, the Command states as follows:
- That the Jubilee House which is directly opposite the Revolution Square is the seat of Government and therefore a security zone, thus the protest and picketing at the Revolution Square may endanger public defence, public order…” portions of the letter read.