Shock and anger after top Ghanaian politician sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining
Popularly known as "Chairman Wontumi", Boasiako is the first senior politician in Ghana to be convicted of illegal mining since the government began a crackdown on the practice in 2017.
Following Boasiako's conviction, NPP general secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong told reporters: ''The fight against illegal mining cannot become credible only when it targets political opponents in respect of whom evidence of wrongdoing does not exist.
Ghana is Africa's leading gold producer, but a large portion of the country's waters and environment have been polluted by illegal mining, known as locally as "galamsey".
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