Amenfi East NPP Parliamentary Candidate arrested over galamsey comments

Ernest Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Amenfi East, has been arrested by the Tarkwa Police in the Western Region following a viral video where he urged miners to attack police and soldiers extorting money from them.

Frimpong previously denied allegations that he and Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah endorsed illegal mining and resistance against military personnel.

He claimed his comments during a two-hour engagement with small-scale miners were taken out of context, emphasizing responsible mining and reporting extortion.

Municipal Chief Executive Frederick Korankye confirmed Frimpong's arrest and current police custody in Tarkwa.