Civil society group challenges ban on protest march
Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:00pm
Civil Society group, Voices for Justice and Governance have filed a
case challenging the ban issued by Police Commissioner Gari Baki for
their planned protest march.
The march in support of the new Resource Ownership Bill was scheduled
to take place a fortnight ago, was put off after Mr Baki disallowed
the march for fear of opportunists taking advantage of the march.
Tame Lawyers representing the applicants, Voices for Justice and
Governance Chairman, Jonathan Oata and NGOs and Civil Society
Coalition Parties Chairman, Noel Anjo filed the application last
Friday.
The Police Commissioner is among those who have been named as
defendants.
The application is seeking to have the proposed march to be later
staged in November this year.
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