The Director of Special Duties of the Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye has been granted a GHC 20 000 bail following a recent interview where he said he detonated dynamites in the Volta Region, during the 2016 polls to intimidate voters.
Mr. Adorye was arrested Wednesday, and charged with the publication of false news before an appearance at the Dansoman Circuit Court today.
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Earlier, his supporters gathered at the Ministries Police Station demanding he be freed. They had also called the arrest politically motivated although no statement has been released from the Movement since his arrest.
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The Police have arrested Hopeson Adorye, a leading member of the Movement for Change.
He was arrested over his claim that he detonated dynamites in the Volta Region during the 2016 General Elections.#TV3GH pic.twitter.com/e0AfyZUrTP
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) May 23, 2024
Mr. Adorye, a former member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was one of those who quit the party last year when Alan Kyerematen resigned to form his political movement, the Movement for Change.
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