A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has asked the Attorney General to hire more lawyers for prosecution.
He said most of the prosecutors in the Attorney General’s department are not lawyers hence, the difficulties in securing convictions.
Mr Kpebu said these on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 10 while commenting on the arrest of Chinese galamsey queen Aisah Huang.
“Most of the prosecutors are not lawyers, we need to make the law better,” he said.
He added “Subsequently, we should know how to refine the law in terms of fine when the galamsey operators are picked up.”
The return of Aisha Huang: Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini explains the implication of Aisha Huang's change of name which aided her to perpetrate those illegalities. #3FMSunrise pic.twitter.com/fquFgEhNhQ
— Urban Lifestyle Radio? (@3fm927) September 6, 2022
For his part, the Director, Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Professor Kwesi Aning, said the offence of Aisha Huang should be elevated to a treasonable action.
Prof Aning also said the cartel behind her, including the Ghanaians involved in the network should be tackled as well.
“This woman’s danger to us needs to be elevated so that we can use the law as much as possible,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 10.
Her action ” should be elevated to treasonable act. Let us not rush to quickly try Aisha Huang.
“It is not only Aisha, let us identify Ghanaians who have facilitated her criminal enterprise.
“Let’s not make this a one man-show, let us understand the network. Who gave the license and how Aisha Huang took the gold out?”
Former Member of Parliament for North Dayi, George Loh also said that the the re-entry of Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang indicates that Ghana has security crisis.
He believes that the security agencies have been sleeping on the job.
“We are looking at a bunch of jokers when it comes to our security,” Mr Loh said on the same show.
He added “Our security people did not get a wind of [her re-enrty]. Is it not embarrassing for immigration service to tell you that she came in through unapproved route? And they were confident to tell you. Is it not embarrassing for the security?
“These are interesting times, obviously we have a security crisis on our hands. Sincerely speaking, if you take the whole scenario and you sit back and even if you are unsophisticated security analyst, it tells you that we not on top of security.”
The Immigration has denied sleeping on the job.
Public Relations Officer of the Service Michael Amoako-Atta told Media General‘s Joseph Armstrong on Tuesday, September 6 the “Immigration Service is not sleeping on the job, it is not like she entered and we have not seen, she entered and we have intercepted.”
He further indicated that Aisha Huang could be jailed for two years for unlawful re-entry into Ghana.
“If she is convicted on immigration rules, she may go in for about two years,” DSI Amoako-Atta stated.
“That is what the law says.”
Aisha Huang, after her deportation to her home country China in 2018, is said to have gone for a visa from neighbouring Togo and re-entered Ghana under a different name.
“Currently, we are now building the case because her mode of entry is one that we all want to clarify,” he said.
“Then what she got herself engaged in will have to be looked into and then we can build a proper case against her.”
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana