Ghana's High Court sentences politician to 20 years in illegal mining case
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Ghana's Accra High Court sentenced Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a regional chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party, to 20 years in prison on July 20, 2026, for facilitating unlicensed mining ("galamsey") in the Samreboi concession, a landmark ruling that signals political cover for illegal mining may now be reined in.
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