Ghana's GoldBod Mining Directive Triggers Legal Challenge Over Criminal Liability

Legal scholar Professor Appiagyei-Atua has challenged a directive from Ghana's GoldBod chief executive that appeared to tolerate unlicensed small-scale mining, arguing that it amounts to an instruction to permit the commission of a crime and could expose officials to abetment liability. The dispute is creating regulatory uncertainty for Ghana's small-scale gold sector and raises governance questions about the newly established Gold Board.