00:00so today the court was convened to consider our application for disclosure to disclose the
00:22agreement that ghana has entered into with the u.s government that was the purpose of today's
00:26hearing as well as to consider an injunction application against the government the court
00:29has access to assist it further and file legal submissions in connection with his decision and
00:34that's what we are looking to do within the within the week yesterday the immigration officials of
00:43ghana made an attempt to drag out of their residents some of the deportees that were brought into the
00:49country and deport them we as lawyers appeared on behalf of the individuals were conversed with
00:55immigration officials asking that under our law whether they had one a court order authorizing a
01:01deportation or executive instruments for the minister none of which they had the the person
01:07that the immigration was looking to deport were persons who had protection orders against their
01:12removal to their countries of origin and they were hard pressed to continue to impress upon
01:16immigration authorities why they cannot be in their countries of origin the immigration authorities would
01:20not listen to them they were practically dragged out on the floor and taken away we are we are
01:26disappointed in the treatment of of persons that ghana has received whether or not validly or legally
01:31under an agreement we have an obligation of humanity to individuals to persons that we call our
01:37fellow west africans and we are disappointed in the course of action that have taken place
01:41our we are determining we are looking forward to petitioning both the minister of foreign affairs the
01:47attorney general as well on the treatment of these individuals and we hope that ghana can wake up and
01:51recognize its responsibilities under international law we know that certain individuals have been
02:00removed we're understanding that some are being held in custody we we can't verify that at this moment
02:05but it's a matter of deep consent to us and we're following every measure to verify and ascertain where they are being held
02:17we are considering a number of legal actions we know that this is a you know the executive has
02:21shown that they have very respect little respect for the court processes even when we have filed
02:26processes in the past they have snuck out individuals out of the country and we want to be careful that
02:31even as we are taking legal steps to protect these individuals we don't end up in such a scenario again
02:36so what we are looking to do is that we're considering a variety of legal options as to how better to protect them
02:41they objected to their deportation on three grounds one that they have protection orders
02:50from u.s courts preventing their removal from the countries of origin two that there's no court order
02:55from any ghanaian from any ghanaian court which is authorizing their removal uh from the from the
03:01from the countries and thirdly that there's no executive instrument and a ghanaian law which the law
03:06requires to be done all of these have not been done while they continue to be held in detention
03:12beyond the constitutional mandated period
03:19we're renewing our call again on the government that we are prepared to withdraw this matter from
03:23court if the government resigns the agreement so the government communicates its intention to not
03:28follow the implementation of the agreement we are happy to withdraw this matter from the supreme court
03:32there are of course questions of abuse of human rights that will continue but the basis of our
03:36challenge is that the agreement violates international law and violates our constitution and this is
03:41what we are continuing to call on the government to do
03:50i went there to visit them so as i went there through conversation we became a friends
03:56and that's how come that relationship come between me and her
04:05as i speak with her that time or in the morning that i went there it's like she don't know
04:13they just called that they are coming to pick her and they didn't tell her where they are picking her to
04:18and she asked but they didn't tell her anything no information nothing they just said you should
04:25pack they are coming to pick her that's what she told me
04:27i asked where are they taking her to they told me that if i want to know i should follow them and i
04:39asked that where they say they can't tell me but if i want i should follow them to airport that's what
04:47they told me i said i should follow them to airport is that airport they are turning here or where it's like
04:54that's where the problem all started and the woman too was telling them that in fact she don't want to
05:00follow them because she don't trust them so she's waiting for her embassy to come then she will follow
05:06the embassy and follow them to the airport where they want to take care but they refuse they refuse and
05:12they drag her on the floor just like that and in fact i don't know up to now since yesterday up to now
05:19i don't know where she is i wish to the government is to look into the matter where because i learned
05:34that the woman said she doesn't commit any crime at the america day and they just deport her or she went
05:42to do some few things and they just said they should go to back and they just deport what she knows that
05:48she's in prison almost four months before they put them inside the plane and to ghana and inside the
05:55plane too they didn't tell her that they are coming to god they just said where are you sending us they
06:00said they are sending us to ghana and ghana is safest place for them to stay so it's like as she came here
06:07she knew that she have a a a good place that she's coming to stay but what happened yesterday in fact
06:14there's no it's it's like it puts ghana a bad image it puts ghana bad image so if the president can
06:22look can do something about it especially these security people that they are sending them to
06:27operations and those things they are work they should look at it
06:44so
06:45it's like
06:52it's like
06:56everything
06:57is
06:58what you
06:59know
07:00it's like
07:01it's like
07:03it's like
07:03i don't know
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