The Deputy Attorney-General has justified the opposition to the bail request of Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convenor of the anti-galamsey protest organized by the Democracy Hub. Alfred Tuah-Yeboah stated that the opposition was based on "legal grounds."
In an interview on Joy FM's Newsnight on Tuesday, October 8, he cited specific legal provisions that supported the decision to challenge the activist's bail application. “According to Section 96 of the Criminal Procedure Act, if a person has been charged with an offense and granted bail, but is alleged to have committed another offense during that time, the law requires the presiding judge to reassess the bail application,” the Deputy AG explained.
He added that the legal rationale for opposing Barker-Vormawor's bail was presented in court. “We contested it at the Circuit Court today, and the court upheld our position,” he confirmed, indicating that the court agreed with the government’s stance on the issue. This development follows the denial of bail for Barker-Vormawor for the third time, after the Attorney General's Department objected to his application.
Previously, his bail requests had also been rejected by both an Accra High Court and the Circuit Court. Mr. Barker-Vormawor was arrested two weeks ago during the protest against illegal mining (galamsey).
Credit:MyJoyOnline.
