A new policy announced by the Interior and Foreign Affairs Ministers, Muntaka Mubarak and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa respectively, is aimed at freeing Aisha Huang, the Chinese galamsey queen who was jailed in December 2023 for four and a half years, Whispers Media Network has learned.
The Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak announced a decisive policy shift aimed at curbing illegal mining and cyber fraud involving foreign nationals in Ghana.
The policy seeks to deport foreigners who offend Ghana’s laws to their respective countries and be dealt with if their governments are interested in prosecuting them.
He said the government will prioritize the deportation of foreign nationals involved in these activities, instead of pursuing legal prosecution against them in Ghana.
According to him, several foreign nationals, particularly from China and other countries, have been implicated in unlawful activities including galamsey, illegal logging, and sophisticated online fraud targeting victims worldwide.
Under the new directive, the Ghana Police Service has been instructed to prioritize the deportation of any foreigner found engaging in these criminal acts, especially those operating within Ghana’s forests. Prosecution, he said, is no longer the focus.
He noted authorities will arrest and process the immediate deportation of offenders without pursuing lengthy legal proceedings. Those deported will also be placed on a national stop list to prevent re-entry.
The Minister stressed that the government is serious about protecting the country’s natural resources and safeguarding citizens from fraud, warning that any foreign national caught in such activities will be swiftly removed from Ghanaian soil.
WMN has been reliably informed by a source close to power that this directive is meant to release Aisha Huang and deport her to her homeland, China.
The Mahama government has gone into an agreement with the Chinese government to release Aisha Huang. Releasing her directly would court the anger of Ghanaians, hence this obnoxious policy.
WMN.