The Enchi District Court in the Western North Region has directed the Forestry Commission to release two confiscated excavators and other mining equipment to individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining in the Boin River Forest Reserve.
The order, issued by His Worship Lawrence Buenor Buer on Friday, March 28, grants the accused, Wisdom Amuzu and his five other associates, the right to relocate the equipment to a place of their choice outside the forest reserve.
Per the ruling, the Forestry Services Division at Enchi must “forthwith allow the Applicant to evacuate and relocate the two (2) Lingong Excavator machines and other mining equipment from the Forest Reserve to a place of his choice outside the Reserve.”
The accused are to bear the full cost of transportation and complete the relocation within three days under the supervision of the Enchi District Police Commander.
The court’s decision comes after the Forestry Commission and the Enchi police arrested the suspects on Sunday, March 23, for allegedly mining illegally in the reserve.
The authorities impounded the excavators and processed the suspects for court.
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Question: Does the know the Honourable Judge know that 42-tonne excavators cause environmental destruction on an industrial scale in a few hours - laying to waste, forests that have taken millions of years to evolve? It's a most unfortunate ruling. Shameful, really - simply by good enough. Question: With the greatest respect, does it not make the gallant men and women in the Regional Forestry Commission Task Forces across Ghana, who daily risk their own lives protecting what's left of...