Illegal Miners continue operations despite raids,Ken Ashigbey calls for legal action

Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, has called on the Chief Justice, Attorney General, and Inspector General of Police to step up support for the prosecution of illegal miners, saying that arrests alone are insufficient to deter illicit activities.

Speaking on Joy News’ The Pulse on Monday, December 29, Ashigbey emphasized, “The fact that several people have been arrested by NAIMOS and the Forestry Commission, and yet excavators are still sitting there, tells you that the prosecution itself has not been successful.”

Source: www.myjoyonline.com

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