Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem-Sai
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has announced that members of the Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS) fully exercised their constitutional rights on the first day of the group’s three-day anti-illegal mining (galamsey) protest.
In a Facebook post after visiting the group on Monday, April 28, 2025, Dr Justice Srem-Sai reported that the protesters confirmed they received maximum protection from the police on the first day.
“I visited the #GalamseyMustFall demonstration grounds — just across the forecourt of Jubilee House — a while ago. The demonstrators informed me that the police offered them optimal protection throughout. I also conveyed the warm gratitude of President John Dramani Mahama and Attorney General Dominic Ayine to the rank and file of the Police Service, who made the full enjoyment of this right possible. The demonstration, which was scheduled to end after midnight, has already concluded,” he wrote.
The #GalamseyMustFall protest, led by media practitioner Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah of the Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), is taking place from April 28 to April 30, 2025, in Accra.
Protesters are demanding stronger government action against galamsey, which has devastated Ghana’s environment, polluting rivers and forests.
The police had attempted to halt the protest with a court application, which was later withdrawn on the directive of the Attorney General.
In an earlier post, Dr Justice Srem-Sai emphasised the commitment of the John Dramani Mahama administration to respecting the constitutional rights of Ghanaians, including the right to demonstrate.
A video of the Deputy Attorney General’s visit to the protest grounds showed Dr Srem-Sai interacting with the demonstrators in front of Jubilee House, where the protest culminated.
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