- Accra High Court orders the arrest of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako
- Wontumi and his lawyers failed to appear in court without explanation
- Presiding judge, Justice Audrey Kocuvi-Tay, expressed concern over their absence
The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, after he failed to appear in court without permission.
When the case was called at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28, both Chairman Wontumi and his legal team were absent, with no explanation provided to the court.
The prosecution, led by Chief State Attorney Stella Ohene Appiah, was, however, present.
Presiding Judge, Justice Audrey Kocuvi-Tay, noted that the day’s proceedings were set for the filing of disclosures and subsequent case management. She expressed concern over the absence of the accused and his lawyers, stressing that they had provided “no excuse of any sort to the court.”
Chairman Wontumi is being tried alongside Kwame Antwi, a director of Akonta Mining Limited, and the company itself. The three are facing charges related to the unlawful assignment of mineral rights.
