The lawyer for the embattled Chinese ‘galamsey’ queen, Aisha Huang, has levelled fresh claims against the state and describes the treatment of his client as unfair."

Speaking on JoyNews' The Pulse on Wednesday, Nkrabea Effah Dartey questioned why the state is proceeding with prosecution when, "clearly, there is no evidence to prove that" Miss Huang "engages in illegal mining in Ghana."

The former Deputy Interior Minister in the Kufuor administration said he suspects that some well-placed individuals in the mining industry have an axe to grind with his client.

“But what I know for sure is that Aisha Huang, during the 2018 trial, told me she has a lot of business interests in Ghana.

"I suspect that those who owe her for services rendered or materials purchased from her and they have not paid back, it is those people who do not want Aisha Huang to be around.

"They would not want to see her back in Ghana so that they can live without paying for her materials or things that she has sold to them.

"Otherwise, of course, I don't know any particular human being that I can put my finger on and say that this particular person is orchestrating Aisha Huang’s woes or difficulties, but I suspect strongly that it is her debtors or her creditors who are trying to worry her,” Nkrabea Effah Dartey stated.

Meanwhile, Aisha Huang is to remain in police custody for the next two weeks as the Accra Circuit Court has turned down her request for bail.

Prosecutors got an Accra Circuit Court to extend a warrant of arrest permitting them to hold her for at least two weeks while they carry out further investigations.