Amidst the raging national conversations regarding the destructive effects of illegal mining in the country, Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has appealed to the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo to facilitate hearing of cases pending in court.
Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Judges and Magistrates in Accra, Godfred Yeboah Dame, while lamenting about the slow pace of justice called on the Chief Justice to direct judges to complete galamsey cases at the courts within a month.
He explained that this will bring justice and help dissuade persons who would want to venture into illegal mining. "It is beyond argument that the form of illegal mining known as "galamsey" continues to wreak incalculable damage to our forest reserves and river bodies.
A major setback to the struggle against galamsey is the rate of adjudication and punishment of offenders.