According to case records submitted by the prosecution, the trial of Chinese mining kingpin En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang, is scheduled to start on November 9 of 2022.
The first witness will show up on November 9, 2022, the following Wednesday.
This comes after the Attorney General filed new charges against the well-known illegal miner soon after she was apprehended in Kumasi by National Security and charged in an Accra Circuit Court.
The Attorney-Department General’s announced in a virtual arraignment two months ago that it was accusing Aisha Huang of conducting a mining operation without a license, facilitating the participation of individuals engaged in a mining operation, employing foreigners illegally, and reentering Ghana while prohibited.
In court on November 2, Director of Public Prosecution Yvonne Attakorah Obuobisa stated that all documents, including witness statements to be used in the trial of Aisha Huang, had been filed.
The state will summon 11 witnesses, according to Yvonne Attakorah Obuobisa, throughout the trial.
“We plan to call every one of the 11 witnesses we have. We require facilities because some of the witnesses have audio and video recordings that were made during investigations and will be aired during their testimony, she informed the High Court.
Captain Rtd Nkrabea Effah+Dartey, Miss Huang’s attorney, acknowledged receiving the state’s paperwork.
Reuben Ransford Aborabora, the prosecution’s first witness, will be cross-examined on Wednesday, November 9, according to the decision of the trial’s presiding judge, Lydia Osei Marfo.
The exercise will continue on November 14, 2022, and David Essien, the second witness, will show up on November 16, 17, and 21.
The third witness, Nana Safo Prempeh, is scheduled to appear on this month’s 23rd, followed by the 28th and 29th.
The fourth witness, Matthew Kwabena Abotsi, will be required to appear on December 30 and 1.
Miss Huang is accused of conducting a mining operation without a permit, encouraging others to participate in a mining operation, hiring foreign nationals without authorization, and entering Ghana while being barred from doing so again.
To each charge, she has entered a not guilty plea.
Source: newsthemegh.com