Former President John Dramani Mahama says any Chinese who breaks the laws of Ghana must be made to face their full rigours as same will happen to Ghanaians who break the law in China.
He said he will not be surprised if there are some Ghanaians languishing in Chinese jails for breaking the laws of the Asian economic powerhouse.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, Mr Mahama said he had to deport almost 5,000 illegal Chinese miners and Boeing 747s were deployed by the Chinese government then to specially airlift its nationals back home.
This, he stressed, did not affect the good relationship Ghana had with China.
“When I was president, we valued the relations with China but if you are a Ghanaian and you go to China and you engage in illegality, they don’t say because of the good relation they have with Ghana, they are going to let you go scot-free.
“You are going to face the full rigours of the law in China and I don’t doubt that there are some of our citizens in jail in China.”
The three-time Presidential Candidate continued: “When I became President I was faced with this same illegal gold-mining.
“I deported almost 5,000 illegal Chinese miners. I didn’t say because of the good relation we have with China, we should allow them to continue to engage in illicit activities and we collaborated with the Chinese Embassies, they got 747s and they came and took their nationals away.
“It didn’t destroy our relationship.”
This comes in the wake of fears expressed about the prosecution of popular Chinese businesswoman Aisha Huang, who is standing trial at an Accra Circuit Court for engaging in illegal mining.
She was deported in 2018 based on fears that her possible incarceration could mar the good relationship between Ghana and China.
But almost five years after her deportation, she is said to have sneaked into the country with a Togo visa to continue her illegal mining business.
Source: 3news.com
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Where did you deport them to? This Kanazoe ford bribe taker is a joker of the century.
You Morons wish he’d done thing like AKUFFO ADDO is doing. Mahama will always be ahead of this president we have now. A single lady running the country down because of greed and instead of joining hands as citizens, you come here to spew ***barred word*** and attack the messenger in support of party colors . Deep thinkers, why’ve you all refused to see the looming danger . Let’s help Ghana o for those politicians don’t know you and I exist.
LISTERN TO THIS JOKER USELESSSS LOOOOOSER DRUNKARD TALKING IF HE WAS ABLE TO DEPORT 5000 CHINESE IT MEANS HE WAS THE GALAMSEY TYCOON DURIING HIS TIME FAST FORWARD TODAY THERE IS CHINESE IN GHANA BUT NOT THAT MANY. I WILL TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO STOP ISSUING VISA UPON ARRIVAL AND NOT TO ALLOW THAT ANYMORE. THEY SHOULD ALSO PROSECUTE GHANAIANS AS WELL AS THE CINESE ENGAGE IN THIS GALAMSEYERS. WATER WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PETROL IF WE ALLOW THIS TO GO ON TO DESTROYED OUR WATER BODIES. IF GHANAIANS CAN REMEMBER THIS SUMMER IN EUROPE WATER USAGE WAS BANNED FOR WASHING VEHICLES AND WATERING LAWNS WHICH IF YOU ARE FOUND DOING WILL ATTRACT HEAVY FINE.
this guy is so desperate for power to the extent that he wouldn't mind promising galamsay people free access to our rivers should they vote for him, he has no conscience and no shame during your time galamsay was a big business and campaigned against npp in 2020 election in galamsay communities, ***barred word*** ***barred word*** mahama
Deported them but jailed the Ghanaians for same offence? Are Ghanaians in China who offend their laws deported to Ghana? Have you seen you shame?
Why deport them but did not prosecute these Chinese? By not prosecuting them but deporting them embolden these Chinese to come back. To me, you and NDC and NPP are all part of the problem of galamsey. You leaders do not admit that illegal mining is an existential treat to Ghana and its peoples. Our leaders know no shame.
under whose watch did they come in and were you able to stop galamsey before you left office. Again, your party members were all over the galamsey sites campaigning against the NPP for stopping the illegal activities. Tony Aubynn was leading on this.