Barker-Vormawor finally released from Police custody 24 hours after being granted bail – #FixTheCountry convener
The #FixTheCountry Movement has confirmed the release from Police custody of its lead conveners, Oliver Barker-Vormawor.
This comes 24 hours after he was granted a ¢2 million bail by a Tema High Court on Wednesday, March 16.
Mr Barker-Vormawor’s bail condition included providing two sureties; one of whom should deposit documents to his landed property in execution of the bail.
The activist should have spent last night at home but for a development that the Lands Commission was yet to confirm some of the landed properties requested as part of his bail conditions.
Oliver is finally out.
He has reunited with #FixTheCountry activists
More to follow soon. pic.twitter.com/8f1ybRL7rj
— Fixthecountry (@Ghfixthecountry) March 17, 2022
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen, a member of the group, Felicity Nelson explained that his departure from police custody has eventually been finalised.
“He was released a few minutes ago,” she told Philip Osei Bonsu on Thursday.
The activist is facing Treason Felony charges after a social media post threatening a coup.
He is also required to report to the police once a week.
Background
On February 10, Mr Barker-Vormawor took to social media to threaten a coup following pictures emerging from the Majority Leader’s 65th birthday bash showing an ‘E-levy’-designed cake.
He posted, “If this E-Levy passes after this cake bullshit, I will do the coup myself. Useless Army!”
In a subsequent post, he explained the context in which he used the word coup.
He was arrested on February 11 at the Kotoka International Airport, upon arriving from the United Kingdom.
Source: Ghana News
