Captain Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, the principal attorney for the kingpin of illicit mining (galamsey), Aisha Huang, has defended his choice to represent the troubled Chinese national.
Captain Effah-Dartey, a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, has come under fire from the public for providing legal counsel to Aisha Huang, although he maintains that his primary motivation for doing so is financial gain.
“People who are blaming me for defending Aisha Huang don’t know what they are saying.”
I have a wife, children and grandchildren, so I’m only working for my daily bread.”
“I’m defending Aisha Huang for my daily bread”, he averred.
Asked if he would withdraw his services should the Akufo-Addo-led government appoint him, he said, “If the government gives me an appointment to stop defending Aisha Huang, of course, I will stop.”
He added that “anytime you see me defending Aisha Huang, it means she has paid me fully. As we speak, I’ve been paid fully.”
Meanwhile, the lawyer expressed concern about access to his client, saying, “my only worry is that I find it difficult to get access to my client. I feel the state is not treating her fairly.”
He, however, expressed optimism that his client will be discharged of the charges pressed against her as he believes the state lacks evidence to prove the charges.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
