Huang Lei, a Chinese national believed to be the son of illegal mining kingpin, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, has been convicted by the Accra High Court and subsequently deported by the Ghana Immigration Service.
The inmate was arrested on September 2, 2022, and the arresting officer took eight packs of Eley shotgun cartridges, containing about two 250 rounds of ammunition. They cannot give him a valid license.
He was before the court charged with one count of remaining in Ghana after the expiry of his passport and one count of possession of 250 rounds of ammunition without authorization.
He had pleaded not guilty before the court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, but later changed his plea to guilty before the relieving judge, Justice Comfort Tasiame, as a result of the substantive judge on her annual leave.
Huang Lei was subsequently convicted on his own admission and fined GH¢10,800.
The court ordered the Ghana Immigration Service to deport the convict, and he has been deported to his home country of China.
Meanwhile, two of his colleagues who were tried for the same offense are in court, which has set a date to carry out case management that paves the way for the trial.
His partner, Huang Haihua, was also charged with one count of possessing a false document – a fake residence permit, while Shi Yang, who was initially tried with his mother and stepfather, has now been charged with possessing a false residence. permit and four counts of possession of ammunition without authorization.
He has been charged with possession of 114 rounds of ammunition – 83 rounds of 9mm rounds, three rounds of 8mm rounds and 22 rounds of BB rounds without authorization.
Lucy Ekeleba Blay, counsel for the two, told the court yesterday that she had filed another application for bail on behalf of the accused, who has been remanded in prison.
However, the court said it would not be able to hear the application yesterday and adjourned the case till March 22, 2023, so that the application can be moved.
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
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