The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has secured police approval to proceed with its planned "mammoth" demonstration on Thursday, August 6.

The protest follows the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, overturning her conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed by the High Court.

Speaking to the media after obtaining approval from the Greater Accra Regional Police Command, the party's National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), outlined the route for the demonstration.

"We intend to stage this demonstration to press home our demand that democracy must be protected. On Thursday, August 6, at 5 AM, we will assemble in front of the Supreme Court before proceeding to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and then to the Jubilee House. We will also present a petition to Parliament through a designated representative," he said.

According to Nana B, the protest is intended to highlight what the party describes as subversion of justice, suppression of free speech and the decline of Ghana's democracy.

"On Friday, July 31, we submitted our notice to stage a mammoth demonstration over what we describe as selective justice, interference with the judiciary and the repressive bail conditions imposed on members of the opposition," he said.

"Today, democracy is under attack. We are witnessing the suppression of free speech and the criminalisation of free expression. Our democracy is dying, and this is not what President Mahama promised."