The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has written to GhanaWeb to clarify details contained in an earlier news story with the headline, 'Chinese, Korean nationals arrested in 12-hour galamsey operation at sites linked to Akonta Mining,' which has since been updated to 'Chinese nationals arrested in 12-hour galamsey operation at sites linked to Akonta Mining.' In that report, GhanaWeb detailed that as part of the arrested foreign nationals, were some Koreans, but after its own investigations, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ghana has written to the website to clarify that that was not the situation. "The Embassy of the Republic of Korea writes with reference to the article published by the Ghana Web news agency on April 18, 2025, titled: Chinese, Korean nationals arrested in 12-hour galamsey operation at sites linked to Akonta Mining.
The article in question states that among those apprehended at the illegal mining site were two Korean nationals, alongside Ghanaian and Chinese nationals. "Following verification with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the Ghana Police Service, and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), we wish to clarify that no Korean nationals were among the foreign nationals arrested at Samreboi during the operation.
The information provided by these official sources confirms that the foreign nationals apprehended in the operation were not nationals of the Republic of Korea," the rejoinder from the embassy stated.
Read the full details of the rejoinder sent to GhanaWeb below: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA The Editor Ghana Web News Agency Accra, Ghana May 7, 2025 Subject: Request for Correction of Article Published on April 18, 2025 Dear Editor, The Embassy of the Republic of Korea writes with reference to the article published by the Ghana Web news agency on April 18, 2025, titled: *Chinese, Korean nationals arrested in 12-hour galamsey operation at sites linked to Akonta Mining*.
