General News of Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Source: starrfm.com.gh

Anti-LGBTQ March: Massive security deployment at Supreme Court

A photo of some police barricades at the Supreme Court play videoA photo of some police barricades at the Supreme Court

The police have deployed a huge number of personnel at the entrance of the Supreme Court in Accra ahead of a march to be climaxed by a petition presentation to the Chief Justice.

The march, organized by a pressure group, Arise Ghana is intended to express public frustration with the slow progress of the high-profile pending anti-LGBTQ+ cases at the apex court.

The court on its part, has denied it had purposely delayed the hearing on the high-profile cases, insisting that the parties involved in the suit were responsible.

Registrar of the Supreme Court, Justice Ellen Ofer-Ayeh said both sides in the case had failed to file the necessary processes.

Ahead of the ‘Family Values’ march, a huge number of police personnel have been deployed at the entrance of the Supreme Court.

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