Former Kintinian prefect accuses SAG of environmental damage
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
Former Kintinian prefect Mohamed Lamine Koïta denies responsibility for the environmental damage blamed on administrators prosecuted over illegal gold mining. At his trial, he said Société aurifère de Guinée (SAG) was responsible for the damage recorded in the mining area, according to Guinee360.
Former Kintinian prefect Mohamed Lamine Koïta rejected the accusations against him in the case concerning illegal gold mining and environmental damage in Siguiri. At his appearance, he said Société aurifère de Guinée (SAG), which operates the Kintinian mine, was responsible for the environmental damage recorded, according to Guinee360.
Mohamed Lamine Koïta also said he regularly worked with SAG when it encountered difficulties at former mining sites and that he referred these matters to local authorities because of their community dimension. He said he had never been informed of illegal gold-mining activities in Kintinian and indicated that no offences had been recorded during patrols he said he had carried out with teams in the field, according to Guinee360.
Mohamed Lamine Koïta is one of the 22 territorial administrators dismissed on 3 November and prosecuted in the case. He said he was appointed acting prefect of Kintinian on 1 October 2026, according to Guinee360.
The trial of the 22 territorial administrators from Siguiri opened on 10 November before CRIEF, the Guinean court responsible in particular for hearing corruption cases. The hearing follows the dismissal of the 22 administrative officials, announced by the Guinean authorities on 3 November dismissal of 22 administrators in Siguiri.
