An Accra High Court has set December 4, 2023, to determine the fate of Chinese Galamsey queen En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang.
Aisha Huang is facing charges at the Accra High Court following her return to Ghana and alleged involvement in illegal mining operations (galamsey).
There are four charges against her— entering the country illegally while prohibited from entry, undertaking a mining operation without a licence, facilitating the participation of persons engaged in a mining operation, and illegally employing foreigners.
She pleaded not guilty to three charges, except entering the country illegally. She has since been convicted on the said charge, with sentencing deferred until the end of the trial.
The judgment date was set after both the prosecution and the defence officially ended their case and notified the court of presenting their closing addresses.
In all, the prosecution called 11 witnesses to the stand to prove their case.
Aisha Huang, on the other hand, maintained her innocence after her witness statement was read in open court on Monday, July 10, 2023.
She denied any involvement in illegal mining or mining-related activities.
According to her, neither she nor her firm has ever been engaged in any mining activity.
“Neither my company nor myself have engaged in mining or facilitated mining in any form by any person or group of persons.
“I do not know and have not been to any of the sites captured in the videos, pictures and maps tendered in evidence by the prosecution witnesses,” she told the court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo.
She insists the evidence presented by the prosecution is false and maintained her plea of not guilty on all three counts.