Aisha Huang, the Chinese national accused of engaging in illegal mining in the country, is married to a Ghanaian businessman.
This latest revelation was disclosed by her lawyer Nkrabeah Effah Dartey, who spoke to Accra-based Citi FM/TV.
“I know she is married to a Ghanaian. I know this because of her Ghanaian husband, a businessman in Kumasi and a master’s degree holder from a Chinese University. He came to my office to engage me as a lawyer,” he said on Eyewitness News.
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Aisha Huang, nicknamed ‘galamsey queen’, is currently standing trial with three other Chinese nationals; Jong Li Hua, Huang Jei and Huaid Hai Hun.
They have all been charged with mining without a valid license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a permit.
Since Aisha Huang was re-arrested earlier in September, there has been controversy about how she left Ghana and how she ended up back in the country.
Initial reports suggest she was deported after her arrest in 2018 for a similar offence, having filed a nolle prosequi to discontinue an earlier case against her.
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However, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, claimed Aisha Huang was not escorted during her “supposed deportation” as was required.
In the days after Mr. Ablakwa’s comments, President Akufo-Addo also said he was unsure whether Aisha Huang was deported from Ghana in 2018 or fled.
