The Attorney General has this morning filed an affidavit in opposition to the motion filed by Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi, asking the Court to grant him bail pending his appeal.
In a 13-paragraph affidavit in opposition, the Attorney General argues that Wontumi’s appeal discloses no reasonable chance of success and that no special circumstances exist to admit Wontumi to bail pending appeal.
The motion will be on 19th August 2026 at 9 o’clock.
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Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Benard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, filed for bail pending his appeal.
The application filed on August 5, 2026, before the Accra High Court is expected to be moved on August 19, 2026.
The Notice of Motion, filed by his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea of Zoe, Akyea & Co., invokes Section 96(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30) and Section 33(1) of the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459).
Copies of the bail application have been served on the attorney general as a respondent as well as the Nsawam Medium Prisons.
On July 20, 2026 Wontumi was imprisoned to 20 years with hard labour for his involvement in illegal mining in Sambreboi.
