Ghana’s NPP Chairman Wontumi faces expanded illegal mining trial with new witnesses
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is currently facing prosecution for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities, locally referred to as 'galamsey'.
The state has bolstered its case against Wontumi by presenting two additional witnesses, bringing the total to four. These witnesses will provide testimony against the chairman in the ongoing trial.
In a separate case, Wontumi and four others are accused of seven criminal offences related to illegal mining in the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve. Meanwhile, the first case involves Wontumi, his company Akonta Mining Limited, and its director Kwame Antwi, who are all facing six criminal offences.
The case has been adjourned to Thursday, November 27, 2025, for a Case Management Conference (CMC). The identities and testimonies of witnesses, particularly those scheduled for November 24, 2025, remain unknown at this time.
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