Fighters to demonstrate 28 Feb to demand release of Barker-Vormawor

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) will on Monday, 28 February 2022, stage a protest to demand the release of the FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor who is currently in Police custody.

The protest is dubbed Y’ani Abre March.’

Supporters of the group will converge at the Accra High Court.

The convener, who has been charged with treason felony by the police, has reportedly suspended his hunger strike while in detention.

He made his first appearance at the Ashaiman District Court on Monday, February 14 where he was denied bail and remanded into custody.

The Presiding judge, Her Honour Eleanor Barnes said taking into consideration the nature of the offence, her court does not have jurisdiction to grant bail.

She, however, directed that Mr of Oliver Barker-Vormawor be allowed access to his lawyer, and three family members from 10am to 4pm daily.

He was arrested on Friday, 11 February 2022 at the Kotoka International Airport when he returned from the UK for making suggestive coup threats on social media.

The Police has indicated that his “post contained a clear statement of intent with a possible will to execute a coup in his declaration of intent to subvert the constitution of the Republic”.

Source: classfmonline.com