Ama Governor and eight other Democracy Hub protesters have been granted bail of GH₵70,000 each, with two sureties.
Over 50 protesters were arrested between Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, for disrupting public peace during a three-day demonstration against illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey.
The accused are required to report to the police once a week and leave their Ghana Cards with the court registry.
This decision follows an appeal against a circuit court ruling that initially denied bail to the nine protesters, who were among 53 individuals charged with unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assault on a public officer, and conduct likely to breach the peace.
Despite opposition from the state, the judge granted the bail request submitted by the defense lawyers.
The other eight protesters are Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba Prempeh, Philip Owusu Kobina, Desmond Akisbik, Von Coffie, and Sadik Yakubu.
Their release follows widespread protests in both Ghana and the UK, where activists demanded the release of the detained demonstrators. In Ghana, protesters held a three-day rally, chanting slogans and displaying placards with messages like “Free the Protesters” and “Justice for Democracy.”
The demonstrators underscored the right to peaceful assembly and called on the government to honor citizens’ voices.
Meanwhile, in the UK, supporters gathered outside the Ghana High Commission in solidarity, calling for the immediate release of all arrested demonstrators. They waved Ghanaian flags and carried signs supporting the protesters’ struggle for democratic rights in Ghana.
