South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has asked the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to contact Prof. Frimpong-Boateng if it needs evidence to conduct its investigations.

This is in response to a letter by CHRAJ demanding evidence to enable it probe named officials in the Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng report.

The former Environment Minister Prof. Frimpong-Boateng has owned up to authoring the report on the activities of the dissolved Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM).

This report was submitted to the Presidency but leaked on various media platforms this year sparking demands for investigations.

Currently, the Office of the Special Prosecutor and CHRAJ are the agencies investigating the matter.

But responding to the petition, the Commissioner of CHRAJ wrote to the legislator demanding pieces of evidence including the following;

“-Evidence of damage to the forest reserves,

-evidence of seized excavators

-names and particulars of the said big men and nature of their communications

-evidence of mining operations being undertaken by Mr. Charles Owusu

-evidence showing that the said Mr. Charles Owusu was mining without a permit

-evidence of the destruction caused to forests, farm lands, water bodies and the entire biodiversity by the said Mr. Charles Owusu

-evidence of several dozens of large scale concessions being held by the Hon. Joseph Albert Quarm, the former MP for Mandi Nkwanta

-names and particulars of private persons and party members to whom these concessions were sold to

-evidence showing that the concessions were sold for two hundred thousand cedis”.

Subsequently, lawyers for the legislator, led by the Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, have written to CHRAJ insisting that Prof Frimpong-Boateng who authored the said report is best placed to provide the evidence being requested.

“Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng is better placed to provide evidence of allegations cited in his report which my client seeks to draw your attention to as a subject matter for investigations by your good office”.

The lawyers argue that CHRAJ has a duty to investigate alleged corrupt practices, conflict of interest and abuse of office.

“Our client has discharged his duty as a concerned citizen by petitioning your good office to take the appropriate steps to investigate the allegations contained in the IMCIM report as mandated by the 1992 constitution.

"It is the prayer of our client that your good office engages Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng who authored the IMCIM report to assist with investigations into the damning allegations made therein for which you seek further and better particulars,” part of the letter stressed.