The galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, who was remanded on September 2 is expected to appear at the Accra Circuit Court today.<\/p>\n
This follows the inability of the galamsey queen to answer charges preferred against her due to the absence of a Chinese interpreter during her first appearance in court.<\/p>\n
Aisha Huang also known as En Huang is currently facing two fresh charges.\u00a0She is being held on the charges of sale and purchase of minerals in Accra without license and engaging in illegal mining without license.<\/p>\n
Aisha Huang stoked controversy when she was first arrested in 2017 for engaging in the unlawful activity.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old Chinese national was subsequently deported in 2019 by government, a move which triggered questions about Ghana\u2019s commitment to eradicating the menace.<\/p>\n
The announcement of her re-arrest within the country\u2019s borders has since reignited this concern.<\/p>\n
Many are also questioning whether she left the country in the first place.<\/p>\n
She is expected to stand trial with three others \u2013 Johng Li Hua, Huang Jei and Huaid Hun.<\/p>\n
Details on her arrest<\/strong><\/p>\n It has been alleged that a Ghanaian landlord of Aisha Huang, blew her cover after she returned to Ghana.<\/p>\n According to reports, she is said to have threatened the landlord for renting the house to another tenant when her rent had not expired.<\/p>\n President of the Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, revealed this in an interview on Asempa FM\u2019s\u00a0Ekosii Sen<\/strong>\u00a0programme on Wednesday. However, Mr Peprah said when she sneaked into the country, she felt cheated and resorted to threats.<\/p>\n He indicated that, the tenant, who felt his life was in danger together with the landlord, came to Accra to lodge a formal complaint to the police; leading to Miss Huang\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n But for this, the small-scale miner said the \u2018galamsey queen\u2019 would still be living in Ghana plying her alleged illegal trade.<\/p>\n Mr Peprah added that the police was able to arrest Ms. Huang because the landlord is also a very powerful person in Ghana.<\/p>\n Attorney General set to prosecute Aisha Huang<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is set to prosecute the notorious \u2018galamsey\u2019 poster girl for her past and recent crimes.<\/p>\n This is the Justice Minister\u2019s assurance after he requested details of evidence compiled by investigators in 2018 and what has been compiled on alleged recent offences.<\/p>\n The Attorney-General has called for the new docket on En Huang a.k.a. Aisha, regarding offences she is suspected to have recently committed.<\/p>\n The A-G will also re-initiate prosecution in respect of the old offences for which she was standing trial before her deportation in 2018.<\/p>\n — Office of the Attorney General & Min. of Justice (@Attorney_Ghana) September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHe explained that, when Miss Huang was deported, the landlord secured a court order and removed her belongings from the house and rented it to another Chinese national.<\/p>\n\n