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Lawyer for \u2018galamsey kingpin\u2019 Aisha Huang has questioned the need for a media editorial on illegal mining in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Nkrabeah Effah Dartey says illegal mining is not a new development, and, therefore, he does not understand the vested interest of the media on the matter.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press after court proceedings on Tuesday, he reiterated his dissatisfaction with the way his client has been projected by the media.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe media has overhyped this small matter of mining without a license and doing mineral sales without a license. It\u2019s a small matter. It happens every day in Ghana, so I don\u2019t see why the media should even write an editorial on this matter\u201d, he stressed.<\/p>\n
Mr Dartey said this after an Accra Circuit Court refused an application for bail for his client, Aisha Huang.<\/p>\n
The court, presided by Samuel Bright Acquah, indicated that given the circumstances of the trial, it will not be prudent to grant bail to Aisha Huang and her accomplices.<\/p>\n
The Court ruled that she will remain in police custody as investigations continue.<\/p>\n
Justice Acquah also added the country is under threat due to the widespread illegal mining activities in the country.<\/p>\n
He, therefore, called on the Judiciary to take a strong stance on the matter.<\/p>\n
Ms Huang and three others have been accused of engaging in illegal mining and the sale of minerals without a license.<\/p>\n
After being deported to Ghana in 2018, the Chinese lady resurfaced in Ghana earlier this month and was rearrested in Kumasi.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, public sentiments against illegal mining are still rife, as citizens continue to express their displeasure with the act.<\/p>\n
Government has, however, assured its commitment to dealing with the menace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lawyer for \u2018galamsey kingpin\u2019 Aisha Huang has questioned the need for a media editorial on illegal mining in Ghana. Nkrabeah Effah Dartey says illegal mining is not a new development, and, therefore, he does not understand the vested interest of the media on the matter. Speaking to the press after court proceedings on Tuesday, he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1212687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[13415,26522,12861,25293,7580,1943],"class_list":["post-1212686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-aisha","tag-editorial","tag-galamsey","tag-huangs","tag-lawyer","tag-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1212686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1212686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1212686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1212686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}