The committee was chaired by Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
Former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng is under arrest for his role in the work of the committee.
JOYNEWS is learning former Environment Minister was told of his arrest during interrogation with officers at the Office of the Special Prosecutor on May 16.
The arrest centres on alleged ¢320 million spent by the Committee but yet to be accounted for.
IMCIM was established government to clamp down on illegal small mining also known as galamsey which was causing havoc to the country’s water resources and lands.
JoyNews sources say he is to account for drones and other equipment bought to be used for the fight against galamsey.
He is on a ¢5 million bail.
In January 2021, President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo dissolved the Committee on Illegal Mining which
The President’s decision was to move the fight against illegal mining from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry.
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