A convener of social movement, #FixtheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, will be arraigned on Monday, February 14, 2022, following his arrest over a threat to stage a coup.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director-General of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Kwesi Ofori.
The statement explained that the Cambridge PhD Student’s arrest was a result of a social media post on Facebook threatening to stage a coup if the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) is passed.
“The post contained a clear statement of intent with a possible will to execute a coup in his declaration of intent to subvert the constitution of the Republic,” the statement added.
Oliver Barker Vormawor had made the threat after pictures of the Majority Leader’s 65th party showing an E-levy-designed cake emerged.
The Police Service cautioned citizens against making comments that could compromise peace in the country.
“We continue to call on the good people of Ghana to avoid making pronouncements that may lead to a breach of the peace of the country, as any such acts contravene the laws of the country.”
