Godfred Dame, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has appealed to the Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, to direct all judges hearing galamsey cases to finish the hearings within one month.
Delivering a speech at the Annual Conference of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Godfred Dame decried the delay in the prosecution of galamsey-related cases. "I therefore respectfully call on you to direct all judges sitting on galamsey cases to conclude the cases, hearing of which has started, within one month from the commencement of the legal year on 10th October, 2024. "Reasonably, it can be done.
Indeed, if most of these cases are completed within a month, it will go a long way in delivering justice for the heinous harm caused to the people by the devastating act," he said.
Godfred Dame also urged politicians to refrain from promoting activities of illegal mining with their public statements.