- Bridget Otoo, along with Vanessa Edotom Boateng and George Agyening Anyang, filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General and Inspector General of Police.
- The suit follows her assault during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration last year.
- The plaintiffs seek enforcement of fundamental human rights under several articles of the Ghanaian Constitution.
- The case is related to another lawsuit filed by the Democracy Hub alleging police human rights violations.
- A viral video showed Bridget being attacked by two unidentified men from the Accra Regional Police Command.
- During the incident, she was pushed forcefully and a portion of her top was torn.
- The lawsuit highlights alleged police misconduct during the protest and seeks legal redress.
Bridget Otoo, a broadcast journalist and activist, along with two others, has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General and the Inspector General of Police following an assault during last year’s #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration. The case seeks the enforcement of fundamental human rights as guaranteed under multiple provisions of the Ghanaian Constitution.
The other applicants in the suit are Vanessa Edotom Boateng and George Agyening Anyang. The legal action appears to be connected to another lawsuit filed by the Democracy Hub, organizers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, who also allege police violations of human rights.
A video that circulated widely on social media in September captured the moment Bridget Otoo was attacked. During protests demanding the release of detained colleagues, two unidentified men reportedly emerged from the Accra Regional Police Command at Tudu and forcefully pushed her toward the gated yard. Following the incident, Bridget claimed that the police physically assaulted her and other demonstrators, tearing part of her top in the process.