The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed that its investigation into the country's unlawful mining activities is well underway.

Mr Kissi Agyebeng's administration maintains that it is already aware of the issues raised in a newly leaked report written by Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the former Environment Minister.

This follows calls from the general public for the office to take a keen interest in the report which exposes many infractions in the fight against galamsey. It also names top government officials supposedly involved in the activity.

This included an allegation that a garden in President Akufo-Addo’s Kyebi home was also affected by illegal mining which took the Minister’s intervention to halt.

Most of the government officials named in the report have denied any wrongdoing.

In a May 2 communique, Mr Agyebeng welcomed the calls for an investigation and also assured that his “investigation is ongoing and far-reaching and it also covers the matters raised in the report published by the head of the dissolved IMCIM.”

He also added that action will be taken against persons found culpable in the activity.

Meanwhile, the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame says the slow pace of criminal trials and grant of bail to illegal miners who return to sites is hampering the fight against ‘galamsey’.

He however says more than 700 persons are standing trial for various offences.