The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has told an Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo that the state will present eight witness statements in the trial of galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang.

He stated that the state would file an additional set of eight witness statements in place of the four witness statements he had originally filed.

The Attorney General then requested that the court be adjourned so that his office could file the required documents.

In response to the Attorney General’s request, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo postponed the hearing until October 24, 2022.

Aisha Huang is facing trial over four charges preferred against her by the state.

Charges

The first count is “undertaking a mining operation without a licence contrary to section 99(2)(a) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2019, Act 995”.

Second count: Facilitating the participation of persons engaged in a mining operation contrary to section 99 (2)(a) & (3) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2019, Act 995.

Third count: Illegal employment of foreign nationals contrary to Section 24 of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573).

Fourth count: Entering Ghana while prohibited from re-entry contrary to section 20(4) of the Immigration Act, 2000, Act 573.

Source: The Independent Ghana