Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Benard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has 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.
The court will determine whether Wontumi should be granted bail while an Appeal against his incarceration is pending before the court.
On July 20, 2026 Wontumi was imprisoned to 20 years with hard labour for his involvement in illegal mining in Sambreboi.
