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An Accra circuit court on Monday adjourned the case over 20 minority MPs, who allegedly failed to notify police before staging a special event.
They were charged with unlawful assembly in violation of section 202 of the Criminal Offenses Act and sections 1, 2 and 9 of the Public Order Act.
The MPs are Haruna Iddrisu, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Samuel George, John Abdulai Jinapor, Rockson Defiamekpor, Ras Mubarak, Mutawakilu Adam, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, Dr Kwabena Donkor, AB Fuseini and Kwabena Minta Akando.
The others are Yusif Issaka Jaja, Isaac Adongo, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, James Klutse Avedzi, James Agalga, Collins Dauda, Abdul Rashi Pelpuo, Richard Quashigah and Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings.
At the same time, the party’s deputy general secretary, Peter Boamah Otokunor, is also accused of the same offense.
When the case went to court on Monday, January 4, 2021, the deputies were not in court.
The Court, chaired by Madame Priscilla Mireku, then adjourned the case to January 19, 2021.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (ASP) Evan Kesse said all of the defendants were members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
On 12/22/2020, at around 10:30 am, the defendants, whose intention was not known, suddenly started walking from Parliament to the office of the Electoral Commission.
He said the Accra Regional Police Command had been briefed in view of the recent spate of protests by the party against the declaration of the 2020 general election results which they said were rigged in favor of the president. in exercise. Police have been deployed to access the situation.
The prosecution said leaders of parliamentarians led by Mr. Iddrisu, who is the minority leader in parliament, and other opposition parliamentary leaders, told police they were marching to present a petition. to the President of the Electoral Commission.
He said the police reminded them that their actions violated the law and advised them to use the dictates of the Public Order Law.
ASP Kesse said Mr. Iddrisu and his colleagues did not heed the advice of the police and forced their way through the barricade, which had been formed by the police at the premises of the Commission and went into returned at the entrance of the Commission.
“They were however subdued and dispersed,” he said.
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