Ghanaian artist and founder of Tsadidi Street Art Festival, Glenn Samm, who was part of the 53 people that got arrested after taking part in the ‘StopGalamseyNow’ protest has recounted what he went through while in police custody.
Speaking to the media about the lessons he has learnt from the whole encounter, Glenn said: “I’ve learnt in everything just be wise and keep calm.”
He explained that his calm nature always got him composed even though he faced uncomfortable situations.
Recounting how his arrest happened, Glenn said he was seated at the bus stop at the El Wak Sports Stadium when he got picked up by the police.
“Monday, the protest didn’t even happen because we heard they were arresting some of our people. So, me, I was just sitting at the bus stop.
If I am sitting at El Wak, that is not part of the protest grounds,” he noted.
According to Glenn, he felt the Police had people of interest they were looking for and that they probably came for him because of his looks.
He said for the 16 days that he was kept in police custody; he was shuffled between three Police cells in Accra.
A few weeks ago, some 53 people were picked up by the police for various infractions after protesting against illegal mining in Ghana.
This caused a lot of uproar among some Ghanaians who believed the punishments meted out to the protesters were “high-handed.”
Glenn Samm was among the protesters who were granted bail after being remanded for about two weeks.
