The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr , has directed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the 36-page illegal mining report compiled by former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng.
Dr Ayine made this order in his letter to the Executive Director of EOCO, which directed that the National Organiser of the ruling (NDC), Joseph Yamin and a Vice Chairman of the party, Abanga Yakubu Alhassan, be interrogated over credible reports of their involvement in illegal mining also termed as galamsey.
He indicated that the investigation should cover all persons implicated in the Prof Frimpong-Boateng galamsey report, which was submitted to the then- government. "This directive is borne out of growing public concern, corroborated by media reports and intelligence, regarding the involvement of some citizens in unauthorised mining operations (generally called galamsey) that are in blatant contravention of the provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended by Act 995.
These activities not only flout our mining regulations but also gravely endanger our water bodies, forest reserves, and local livelihoods. "As your office is aware, HE the President has consistently reiterated his government's firm commitment to eradicating illegal mining and restoring sanity to the natural resource governance regime in Ghana.
