Eco-Conscious Citizens leader Awula Serwah rebuffed a new government plan to handle foreign criminals in Ghana. Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak recently announced that foreign lawbreakers will be sent back to their home countries instead of facing Ghana's legal system. This approach mainly targets people caught destroying the environment through illegal mining activities, known locally as galamsey.
Minister Mubarak explained at an Accra event on April 4 that the government wants to remove foreigners who damage Ghana's natural resources quickly. He has already contacted the Attorney General about this plan. Anyone deported under these rules cannot return to Ghana because their names will appear on a special watch list.
Serwah voiced strong disagreement during her recent GHOne TV appearance. She argued that simply sending criminals home creates no real punishment for their actions. Her main worry focuses on how others might continue similar crimes if offenders escape prosecution. The anti-galamsey campaigner believes complete legal proceedings would create a much stronger warning than just deportation.
This argument shows growing concerns about how Ghana handles foreign nationals involved in environmental crimes. Illegal mining has harmed many water bodies and land areas throughout the country. Both sides agree that foreign participation in these harmful activities must end, but they disagree completely on which methods work best to stop it.
Minister Mubarak explained at an Accra event on April 4 that the government wants to remove foreigners who damage Ghana's natural resources quickly. He has already contacted the Attorney General about this plan. Anyone deported under these rules cannot return to Ghana because their names will appear on a special watch list.
Serwah voiced strong disagreement during her recent GHOne TV appearance. She argued that simply sending criminals home creates no real punishment for their actions. Her main worry focuses on how others might continue similar crimes if offenders escape prosecution. The anti-galamsey campaigner believes complete legal proceedings would create a much stronger warning than just deportation.
This argument shows growing concerns about how Ghana handles foreign nationals involved in environmental crimes. Illegal mining has harmed many water bodies and land areas throughout the country. Both sides agree that foreign participation in these harmful activities must end, but they disagree completely on which methods work best to stop it.
