The Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has described the treatment meted out to him by the Police following his arrest on Saturday as being worse than how convicted drug lords are handled.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, the Convenor of the Ghana-Togo Solidarity movement narrated his ordeal at the hands of the Police, claiming that he had been bundled into a vehicle and told that he “would be shot” if he attempted to make a call on his mobile phone.
He described his treatment as that of a cow being sent to slaughter, adding that the police had treated him worse than some notorious narcotics kingpins had been treated when they were detained.
“They just caught me like a cow, threw me in the bucket of the pickup as if I’m for the slaughterhouse. Two policemen jumped into the car with their guns on my head. When I pulled out my phone to call my lawyer, they said put off your phone or we’ll shoot you,” he said.
“They turned on their sirens, came onto the Kanda Highway and meandered through traffic with all motorists’ eyes on me. Escobar, the notorious drug baron, was not even treated the way I was treated.”
When asked whether he was armed, Bernard Mornah responded: “I didn’t even have a car key on me.”
About 19 persons including Mr. Mornah were arrested by the Nima Police on Saturday morning when they gathered as members of the Ghana-Togo Solidarity movement to hold a peaceful march to draw the attention of local and international authorities to the political crisis in Togo.
According to the Police, they had earlier permitted Bernard Mornah and his group to undertake the march, however, they informed him later to cancel it due to operational challenges and intelligence that another group was trying to interrupt their activity.
But Mr. Mornah denied the claim, saying that he assured the Police the peaceful march required very little police presence.
He has since told Citi News that he has spoken to his lawyers about commencing legal proceedings against the Police later this week.
‘Same place, same time next week’
Undeterred by his arrest and treatment, Bernard Mornah also revealed that plans are in place to stage another rally on December 25.
According to him, a letter has been written to notify the Police of their intention to organise the march next week, as is required by law.
“I have drafted a letter to send to the Police tomorrow morning. A week from today, which is the 25th of December, we shall be organizing a rally at the same venue at 9 am,” he said.
Source: citinews
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EEEI MY BROTHERS WHAT HAS BERNARD DONE WRONG TO DESERVE ALL THE INSULT FROM ALL OF YOU???SHAME UNTO YOU ALLL
Mind Your Business and leave the Togo People alone Wo twa Adeemu dodo
But the fact is that you are worse than a drug baron.
Pepenii gyimifuooo
Mornah should focus on the priorities of the PNC and Ghana. He often talks about govt focusing on priorities. Is Togo his priority at this time?
if you could not help your party to gain even 1% of total votes cast in the 2016 elections, how on earth are you going to help these Togo opposition. Masa, return their money because nobody is going to allow you nincompoops on the streets .
Mornah is only interested in cheap political opportunity to take advantage of. Are you a Togolese? Go to Togo and demonstrate against the President and see where you will end. In your village in Upper West Region, your brothers and sisters are burning the ***barred word*** and killing the economic trees like Shea trees and your are in Accra claiming to be demonstrating in solidarity for Togo people. Your group should go to your village and demonstrate against ***barred word*** burning to save the environment. Grow up Bernard Mornah because you are gradually becoming irrelevant Ghana
Treated worse than what??? YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED WORSE THAN A SLIMY ***barred word***. YOU P1G FACE M0NGREL. Politics have been so cheap in Ghana that the likes of Mornah can act so f00lishly and get away with it. I HAVE SAID AND WILL SAY IT AGAIN, WHY ARN'T YOU DEMONSTRATING AGAINST THE ENDLESS ***barred word*** VIOLENT UNREST UP NORTH WHERE BASIC COMMON $ENSE ISSUES SUCH AS KOLA, GUINEA FOWLS etc. CAN LEAD TO LARGE SCALE FIGHTING AND KILLING. THIS ATTENTION SEEKING 1DI0T BENEFITTED FROM FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE EXPENSE OF TAXPAYERS. I SIMPLY D1SPISE THE LIKES OF THIS 1NGRATE.
This guy wants to be relevant in ghana's politics,look at his ***barred word*** face
March for what? Are you a Togolese? Let the Togolese do that in their country.