{"id":399665,"date":"2017-07-10T22:35:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/10\/galamseyers-behind-bugging-of-ministers-office-dr-aning\/"},"modified":"2017-07-10T22:35:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T22:35:54","slug":"galamseyers-behind-bugging-of-ministers-office-dr-aning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/10\/galamseyers-behind-bugging-of-ministers-office-dr-aning\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamseyers behind bugging of minister\u2019s office \u2013 Dr. Aning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 10 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-07-10<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/37173408.295.jpg\" alt=\"Recording Device Galamsey\" title=\"Recording Device Galamsey\" width=\"295\" height=\"178\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The audiovisual recording device could have been planted by some galamseyers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385127052\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385127052\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499726154_302_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The audiovisual recording device in the office of the Lands and Natural Resources Minister could have been planted there by persons against his fight against illegal mining (galamsey), security expert Dr. Kwesi Aning has suggested. <\/p>\n<p>It is not known when the minister John Peter Amewu\u2019s office was bugged, but the Bureau of National Investigation has commenced investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The device was uncovered by national security operatives during a routine screening exercise at the Ministry in June, and was planted behind a huge Coat of Arms plaque in the Minister\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TV3\u2019s News 360 on Monday, Dr. Aning who is with the Kofi Anann International Peacekeeping Training Centre said the powerful secret recording equipment can pick the \u201cslightest noise\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The set-up included a camera, a storage unit and another device suspected to be a transmitter. <\/p>\n<p>The minister has been at the forefront of intense crusade against illegal mining, a source of livelihood to thousands of people in mining areas with powerful people both local and foreign behind their activities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is natural that those whose interest is being threatened by the state swill also fight back,\u201d Dr. Aning pointed out. <\/p>\n<p>He described the bugging development as \u201cvery worrying\u201d, but suspected that the planting of the device could also be a diversionary tactics to divert government attention from galamsey to security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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