HO: Court remands 21 LGBTQ+ Members
A Ho Circuit Court has remanded twenty-one persons believed to be activists and members of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society (LGBT) into police custody.
The suspects including sixteen (16) females and five (5) male counterparts were arrested at their supposed conference at the Nurses and Mid-Wives Hotel-Hoin the Volta Region yesterday May 20, 2021.
All twenty-one persons were remanded into police custody today, May 21, 2021 by the court.
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The suspects who were arrested at Godokpui – a suburb of Ho were arraigned barely 24 hours after their arrest.
Preliminary Investigation uncovered Uncovered materials such as books and flyers titled ” Hate Crime, The LBGTQI Muslim, Gender Acronyms, Coming Out, My Child, My Love Always All About Trans, All About Intersex, Key Watch and One Love Sisters Ghana”
Statement signed by the Volta Regional Police PRO Sargeant Prince Dogbatse disclosed the suspects are from the Greater Accra Region, Ashanti, Upper East, Upper West, Eastern, Northern and Volta Region.