Saturday, 02 August

Judgment Day for Aisha Huang set for December 4

Crime
Ms Aisha Huang and an image of galamsey (illegal small scale mining pit)

An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgment in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner.

At the court, the defence counsel and the prosecution team informed the court that they had filed their written addresses before the court.

Aisha Huang is standing trial for undertaking illegal mining operations without licence, facilitating the participation of people in illegal mining unlawfully and re-entering Ghana after her deportation.

Aisha Huang has denied the charges and is in prison custody. 

The case of the State is that the complainants are security and intelligence officers.

The prosecution said Aisha Huang had gained “notoriety” for engaging in series of small-scale mining activities known as ‘galamsey’ across the country.

It said in the year 2017, Aisha was arrested for a similar offence, but she managed to sneak out of the country, avoiding prosecution and had allegedly commenced small-scale mining activities without licence after she re-entered the country.

 

Source: GNA