The Ghana Police Service has urged faith-based organisations to honour the Prophecy Communication Compliance Day by practicing their faith “within the legal framework” of the land.
The police have said despite the respect for the right to association and freedom of speech, people should do so with the interest of others and the security of the state in mind.
After declaring the 27th of every December as Prophecy Communication Compliance Day, the peace enforcement agency is urging religious bodies to treat this year’s as such and ensure they do not to make pronouncements that have the propensity to cause fear and panic amongst the citizenry.
According to the police, the introduction of the law, purposely to guide the manner with which prophecies are delivered, “has protected the rights and freedoms of those who are normally affected by these prophecies, [and] it has also fostered a society free of needless panic, fear and alarm.”
“As we have come to consider December 27th as Prophecy Communication
Compliance Day, the Ghana Police Service is once again urging religious
communities to practice their faith within the legal framework.
“The Police will like to remind the public that while we have the right to practice our
faith and freedom of speech as guaranteed by our constitution and democratic
values, we want to reiterate that the enjoyment of these rights are subject to
respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,” the police indicated in a statement issued Wednesday, December 27,2023.
It went on to “urge the general public, especially faith-based groups and individuals, to
continue to be patriotic and abide by the law, to ensure that the prevailing state of
law, order and security in our beloved country is maintained.”
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POLICE REMINDER ON PROPHECY COMMUNICATION pic.twitter.com/QCKtCbYhJh— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) December 27, 2023
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