During the recent Democracy Hub demonstration, the police arrested a young man who had gone to visit his wife, who had just given birth, when an unfortunate instance of someone finding themselves in the wrong place became his bane.
According to Felicity Nelson, who also claims to have been arrested during the protest, the man was totally ignorant of any misdemeanor that should warrant his arrest.
On her Facebook page, she shared details of events before the man’s arrest, suggesting that he was only a victim of circumstances.
“When I was arrested by the police, there was also a man who was arrested. This man’s wife had just given birth at the 37 Military Hospital, and he had been given a bill of GH₵2,400. He had only GH₵1600 on him, so he stepped out to charge his phone at the 37 Trotro station to see if he could ask some friends and family for the rest of the money to top up so his wife can be discharged. While waiting for his phone to charge, he came to buy some coconut from a vendor near me.
“While I was being arrested, he was also arrested when we were all rounded up. He pleaded that two police officers follow him to the hospital to confirm that his wife was actually on admission. All his pleas fell on deaf ears; he was also bundled into the police van. He was also remanded until October 8. This could have happened to anyone, is this just? What kind of country are we living in? He was begging to call his wife to let her know that he had been arrested; this request was denied,” Felicity Nelson narrated.
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