Deputy Communications Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Queen, has denied claims by the Women's Wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that a pregnant woman was among those arrested during the Democracy Hub demonstration near the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

In an interview with Asaase Radio on Thursday, September 26, Jennifer Queen asserted that there was no evidence to support the NDC's allegation that any of the arrested individuals were pregnant at the time of their detention.

According to her, neither the accused individuals nor their legal representatives informed the police or the court of any pregnancy.

“The lady is not showing any physical signs of pregnancy; she did not inform any of the police officers that she was pregnant. When she got to court, she did not inform the court that she was pregnant, so there’s no evidence as claimed by the NDC,” Jennifer Queen said.

She further explained that even during the court proceedings, the lawyer representing the accused did not mention any pregnancy while applying for bail. "If she did not inform the police or court, nor did her lawyer inform the police or court, and she was not showing any physical signs, how was anyone supposed to know about it?" she added.

In addition, the Ghana Police Service has also refuted reports circulating in some media outlets, suggesting that they denied medical care to some arrested protesters who complained of ill health.

“The Police would like to inform the public that at no point in time have the Police denied these suspects any medical attention,” the police stated in a release on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.