Professor Kofi Abotsi, Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, has stated that the issue of illegal mining aka galamsey, poses a significant challenge to the law enforcement capabilities of the state.
In a post on X, he noted that those involved in galamsey often have substantial political influence, complicating efforts to address the problem effectively. "The menace of galamsey tests the law enforcement powers of the state against the corroding influence of politics." The menace of galamsey tests the law enforcement powers of state against the corroding influence of politics.
With the ' criminals' apparently being financiers of parties, an unwinnable case of conflict may seem to have been created and the very legitimacy and future of Ghana's…- Prof.
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