Chairman Wontumi jailed 20 years over illegal mining
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Chairman Wontumi
The Accra High Court has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region.
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who presided over the Criminal Division of the High Court, delivered the sentence shortly after 11:40 am on Monday, July 20, 2026, bringing to an end one of Ghana’s most closely watched illegal mining prosecutions.
The court also imposed a fine of 10,000 penalty units on Mr Antwi-Boasiako, with a default sentence of three years' imprisonment if the fine is not paid.
Source: classfmonline.com
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