The National Youth Authority condemns without reservation the brutalities meted out by the police to some law students who were embarking on a peaceful demonstration against the recent mass failure recorded in the entrance exams to the Ghana School of Law among other concerns, and demanding for immediate reforms to legal education in the country.
According to them, as the statutory body charged with the mandate of championing the welfare of the youth of the country, the NYA finds the conduct of the police to these innocent young people who were only engaged in a democratic exercise in pursuit of their educational right as most unfortunate.
The organization added that, democratic policing demands that even if the students had defied the rules of engagement, the police ought to act professionally to bringing them to order rather than resorting to brutal force on unarmed and non-violent protestors.
The Authority, however implore their able-bodied security officials to exercise restraint, decorum and abide by the professional code of conduct governing the police service. Sympathizing with the disgruntled youth, the pleaded they calm down as the authorities take steps to address your their needs some drastic reforms to respond to the exigencies of time.
The NYA assured the youth of Ghana particularly the demonstrating students that it has taken significant interest in this matter, and shall soon engage all the relevant stakeholders to explore ways of finding lasting solutions to this systemic problem that continues to plaque legal education in the country.
