A committee has been established by the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to look into the alleged military abuse of several unlicensed miners who were purportedly apprehended on Friday, July 15.
Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has tasked the Committee with conducting a thorough investigation to determine whether or not the allegations are true. He claims that the Committee has already started looking into the alleged abuse.
During a Wednesday encounter with the media, Mr. Jinapor revealed that "they started work sincerely and have gone quite far with their job."
He promised, "We will provide a report, and we will act on the report." The Minister went on to say that the Ministry's primary goal is to gather the necessary information to enable it to take the appropriate action.
The Minister said, "What is crucial is for us to first get the unimpeachable facts.
George Mireku Duker, a Deputy Minister, serves as the committee's chairman.
In the case that troops are determined to be at fault, the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry will work with the Ministry of Defense and the Ghana Armed Forces to address the problem.
On Tuesday, July 18, the Minority in Parliament made the accusation. The minority claimed that the military's treatment of the offenders was cruel and harsh.
Even while there is a need to battle "galamsey," John Jinapor, the ranking member of the Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, warned that it must not involve the brutalization of civilians.
At a news conference, he stated this.
"The Minority finds this development to be extremely regrettable and troubling, and we strongly condemn the harsh, excessive, and disproportionate force used in the so-called war against illicit mining.
The Akufo-Addo administration's obvious contempt for our laws and Constitution is extremely regrettable and needs to be strongly denounced. This incident offends us greatly. This occurrence is regrettable in our eyes. And we believe this occurrence to be really repulsive," he added.
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