Sammy Gyamfi has said that persons who threw stones during the “Arise Ghana” demonstration in Accra on June 28, 2022 leading to the injury of some 12 police officers and damage of vehicles are not members of the group.
According to him, they are agent provocateurs planted in them by the Ghana police. He said the culprits have been arrested and handed over to the police.
“They are agent provocateurs planted in their midst by the Police, these are not members of the Arise Ghana. We arrested them and gave them to the Police.
“We did not go there with sticks, we did not go there with stones, we went there with our voice to protest against the obnoxious e-levy which amounts to thievery,” he said at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday June, few minutes after day one of the protest.
He added “our hands are clean, our conscience are clean, we believe in what we are doing.”
Sammy Gyamfi further alleged that the statement released by the Ghana police is a Public Relations (PR) gimmick executed to brand the pressure group members as violent people.
The Ghana Police announced that 12 of their officers who were sent out to ensure the safety and security of the ‘Arise Ghana’ demonstrators have been injured on June 28.
Our source indicates that the injured officers have been transferred to the police hospital in Accra for further treatment.
An undisclosed number of vehicles have also been damaged during the demonstration, according to the police statement.
The police described the act as shameful and unacceptable act and must be condemned.
“What a shame, we were there to protect you and ensure your safety, but you throw stones at us, injure and hurt us. This behaviour is unacceptable and must be condemned.”
Sammy Gyamfi who is also the National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a press conference aimed at addressing these said that; ”If you look at the statement being issued by the Police on their social media handles, you can clearly see through the PR gimmicks being mounted by the Police.“PR gimmick intended to brand Arise Ghana as violent citizens of this country. They described us as rioting demonstrators. No one who intends to embark on a riot will give the Police 20 days notice to embark on a riot.”
