{"id":36575,"date":"2024-09-27T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/seriously-ill-ghanaian-activist-denied-bail\/27\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T09:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:43:32","slug":"seriously-ill-ghanaian-activist-denied-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/seriously-ill-ghanaian-activist-denied-bail\/27\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Seriously ill&#8217; Ghanaian activist denied bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A detained Ghanaian activist who was the key organiser of the recent anti-illegal mining protest has been denied bail along with 11 others, despite being seriously ill.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Barker Vormawor appeared in court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including unlawful assembly and assault on a public officer.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Vormawor will be held in police custody for two weeks and then appear in court. He has been treated at the police hospital for an undisclosed illness.<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridge-educated activist organised the three-day protest to take action against illegal mining, known locally as &#8220;galamsey&#8221;, which has been blamed for polluting 60% of Ghana&#8217;s waters.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts have said that if the practice is not curbed, then the country could be importing water by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the group, calling itself Democracy Hub, clashed with the police in the capita, Accra, leading to several arrests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/S3KQC5EVaUwMO4rk9XKM1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwMDA7aD0xMTI2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/7ae4b7597157421218d5efd45d3e4b5d\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Protesters begin a three-day demonstration against illegal mining and what organizers say is bad governance in Accra, Ghana September 21, 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DDZcWdiOXTrUf8DCOjwcYw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/7ae4b7597157421218d5efd45d3e4b5d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Protesters are worried about what the mining is doing to the water resources [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The police accused the protesters of blocking roads, dismantling police barriers and obstructing traffic in the city.<\/p>\n<p>There were reports that a pregnant woman named Vera Lamptey was among those arrested and is in police detention. But the police have denied this.<\/p>\n<p>Many in Ghana have condemned the police, including opposition leader and presidential candidate, John Mahama, who has called out their heavy-handedness, describing it as an abuse of citizen&#8217;s rights to protest.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa but has struggled to deal with illegal mining in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the deployment of the police and the military to crack down on illegal miners. A similar approach was used in 2017 but did not solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The country will be electing a new president on 7 December with Akufo-Addo standing down after two terms in power.<\/p>\n<h2>More Ghana stories from the BBC:<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 295px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:31%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F2o7KIiDCzZU9x7aha32PQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD02MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e70f5e2d3e91b5ce9a04201c81e1134b\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/R53CmdtQyYsC7RR0ZwFhBA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI5NQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e70f5e2d3e91b5ce9a04201c81e1134b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/R53CmdtQyYsC7RR0ZwFhBA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI5NQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e70f5e2d3e91b5ce9a04201c81e1134b\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 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