The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has urged the Judiciary not to delay cases related to galamsey activities, stating that the courts must make such cases a priority.
In a statement issued on April 26, 2025, GBA condemned galamsey activities in the country while acknowledging the devastating effect of the illegal activity on Ghana’s water bodies, farmlands and environment.
GBA says the Judiciary must ensure that persons caught engaging in galamsey are held accountable in accordance with the law, without fear or favour.
“The Ghana Bar Association urges Judiciary to prioritize and expedite the hearing of galamsey-related cases,” GBA noted.
Since President Mahama assumed office on January 7, 2025, a number of individuals have been arrested and arraigned in relation to galamsey activities.
The anti-galamsey task force have issued a number of arrests in various galamsey areas, sending a strong signal to
The raid which occurred on Tuesday, April 15 dawn saw the task force set ablaze several makeshift camps used by illegal miners, many of whom are believed to be foreign nationals from Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
Excavators and other equipment used by the miners were seized while they were all evacuated from the area.
On April 21, police raided a galamsey site in the Samreboi forest, resulting in the arrest of 21 more individuals involved in illegal mining activities bringing the total number of arrests to 47.
The arrests were made in the Tano Nimri forest and along the Tano River, where the police seized 17 excavators and one bulldozer.Among those arrested are 39 Ghanaians, 8 Chinese nationals, and 4 Ghanaian women.
The recent arrest made in relation to galamsey activities was on Friday, April 25 when a joint security anti-galamsey operation led to the arrest of Chinese national, an Indian, Burkinabe and other Ghanaians involved in illegal mining activities.
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