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Court threatens to release Aisha’s accomplices over lack of interpreters

The Accra High Court has threatened to release four alleged accomplices of En Huang, also known as (aka) Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, due to the absence of interpreters.

The court presided over by Mrs Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, said “I will adjourn the case for the last time, if we don’t get these interpreters (Chinese and Vietnamese), I will release the accused persons either conditionally or unconditionally,” and adjourned the case to November 21.

The trial judge said this when three Chinese namely: Shi Yang, alias Philip, Li Wei Guo and Shi Mei Zhi and Nguyen ThiThanhTuyen, a Vietnamese, appeared before the Criminal Court 5 division of the High Court.

The three Chinese have been charged with engaging in small-scale mining without license while the Vietnamese is facing a charge of remaining in Ghana after expiration of a permit.

The Chinese accused persons have denied the charges and the court, could not take the plea of the Vietnamese because there was no Vietnamese interpreter.

The court indicated that it had not been able to secure a Vietnamese interpreter and that the Chinese Interpreter, who was in court at the last sitting had also travelled outside Ghana.

The Registrar of the Court said a letter had been written to the Institute of Languages requesting for a Vietnamese interpreter.

The Registrar said the court had also invited the Chinese Interpreter, who was out of the jurisdiction and he had agreed to do the interpretation via Zoom, but failed to answer his calls during sitting. – GNA

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