Special Prosecutor begins investigations into suspected corruption involving illegal mining
According to a statement dated October 10, 2022, and signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agayabeng, it stated that the investigations target officials from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission.
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The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it has begun investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey.’
According to a statement dated October 10, 2022, and signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agayabeng, it stated that the investigations target officials from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission.
It also targets the activities and expenditure of the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal
Mining (IMCIM), particularly “in respect of the seizure and management of machinery, road excavators, vehicles, and gold nuggets.”
“The investigation includes the active and ongoing inquiry into allegations of use of public office for profit against Charles Bissue, during his tenure as Secretary to the IMCIM, arising from an investigative documentary titled Galamsey Fraud Part I, published by Tiger Eye P.I.
The investigation further targets the activities of Akonta Mining Limited and other companies; nationals of foreign countries allegedly involved in illegal mining; and allegations of corruption and corruption-related offences against some Municipal and District Chief Executives and political party officials,” the statement further said.
