Four illegal Chinese immigrants who were arrested in connection with possessing Ghana cards, are still moving freely despite court order to deport them.
This was brought to light when they were brought before a Kumasi high court under a civil suit.
The Chief of Kwapia in the Adasi North District, Nana Gyamena Oyikwan has , however, revealed that the four illegal immmigrants who should be in police cells or with the immigration subsequently being identified as illegal immigrants by law , are as still moving about uninhibitedly notwithstanding court order.
According to media report , the Kwapiahene was with much conviction that some immigration officials schemed with these illegal foreigners to stay in the country, indicating however, that investigations should be conducted into the matter since these Chinese men only involve themselves in criminal activities in the country.
The chief put together his allegations with respect to the way that these illegal immigrants had assistance to enable them procure resident and work permit even without the right documents.
Giving details of the activities of the four Chinese men identified as Li Wen, Huang Shen Jun, LiDe Hao and Lan Haisong, the chief noted they “unlawfully entered Ghana and had undertaken illegal mining in a parcel of land approved for educational purposes without the knowledge of the actual owners. They additionally were discovered for engaging in illegal mining activities .”
They are said to have illegally, unlawfully and illicitly entered and intruded onto a bundle of the land and mined gold without the authorization, command; authority and consent of legal proprietors, whose lives are at present purportedly under danger,” ,the chief noted
Speaking on the issue of the court, the chief disclosed that the court ordered that the Chinese ought to be made to service their GHC16 million civil liability in court before they were deported for illegal mining.
This comes after the court conceded an application for the immigrants to be arrested and were subsequently admitted to bail in the amount of GHC200,000 each with two sureties.
The court likewise mentioned the travel papers and work permit, however, they neglected to follow the order .
As per the chief , “a research led at the Registry of the High Court in Kumasi-uncovered that the Chinese nationals had not met the bail condition but, rather than being in prison custody or the Immigration Service are moving about in freedom with the supposed connivance of Ghanaian front men in officialdom”.
Nana Gyamena Oyiakwan likewise repeated the worry of a High Court Judge over the circumstance where authorities of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) issued work and resident permits to illegal immigrants.
The chief asked government to ensure the requirement of the immigration Act by guaranteeing that resident permit isn’t given to foreigners who show up in the country in 60 days B1 visa.
He additionally encouraged the Chinese Ambassador to forestall further abuse of the Chinese illegal immigrants as certain people are coercing huge monies which might have gone into their civil liability before deportation .