Illegal mining has been a canker and a thorn in the flesh of our dear country Ghana. For a plaque that has dire consequences on the present and future of our winter bodies and aquatic life preservation, the fact that our nation leaders have continuously failed to nib it in the bud palpably worrisome.
Aisha Huang
The Chinese national has over the last few years gained notoriety for leading a string of illegal mining activities across the country.
Follow an arrest in 2018, the galamsey ‘queenpin’ was allegedly deported as a substitute for criminal prosecution in accordance with the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).
Her return and re-arrest
On Monday, September 5, an Accra Circuit Court remanded Aisha Huang and two others into custody. The accused persons were charged for engaging in sale and purchase of minerals without a licence.
Lingering question
How did Aisha Huang get back into a country she was allegedly deported from? Many Ghanaians question.
Following a statement of no case filed by the State which triggered her deportation, the citizens of Ghana least expected to hear again of Aisha Huang.
According to the prosecution, she forged passports and took route from Togo to get back in the country. Whiles this is the fact stated by prosecution, the sequence of events further throws blight on the ‘galamsey fight’ posture taken by the government. This is more conspicuous when the Former Senior Minister justified the decision to deport Aisha Huang rather than the obvious choice of prosecution.
