The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey has written to formally request an immediate and thorough criminal investigation into allegations that the Honourable Member of Parliament for Aowin Constituency, Oscar Larbi, is engaged in illegal mining (galamsey).
If substantiated, they said, these allegations would amount to serious criminal offences under Ghanaian law, including violations of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), the Environmental Protection Act, and other relevant statutes.
The development is occasioned by the ongoing destruction of the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality, Western North Region, which is being fuelled by illegal mining activities.
Reports indicate that illegal miners have overrun the reserve, causing significant forest loss.
