THE LAW 101: The Akonta Mining Judgment

In The Republic v. Bernard Antwi Boasiako @ Chairman Wontumi, Kwame Antwi (at large), and Akonta Mining Company Limited, the High Court of Justice (Criminal Court 4), Accra, presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, delivered the judgment addressing the regulatory and criminal frameworks governing national mineral exploitation. That is what this case was essentially about - allowing third parties onto an exclusive concession without the required prior ministerial approval.