General News of Wednesday, 3 May 2017Source: citifmonline.com5 Chinese illegal miners granted bailThey were granted bail to a sum of GHC100,000 each with one surety eachThe five Chinese and their five Ghanaian counterparts who were arrested and kept in prison custody on March 24th 2017, have been granted bail by the Sekondi High Court 1 in the Western Region. The five Ghanaians among them were granted bail to a sum of Gh100, 000 each with one surety each, whilst the Chinese nationals were granted a self-recognizance bail. The case had to be adjourned when two other witnesses to give evidence on behalf of the state were absent in court. It was before the case was adjourned that lead Counsel Stephen Alewabah, pleaded with the court to reconsider their bail application and grant his clients bail. Justice Edward Amoakoh Asante, granted the bail application when Counsel Alewabah pleaded with the court to consider the human right provisions enshrined in the constitution and the health state of three of the Chinese nationals.

Source: GhanaWeb May 03, 2017 17:26 UTC