High Court postpones Samreboi trial judgment to July 20
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, was granted an extension by an Accra High Court on Monday, June 29, to file written submissions in the alleged Samreboi illegal mining case. The defence team was given until July 13, 2026, to file these submissions, and judgment is now expected on July 20, 2026. The extension was granted following an application by Wontumi's new lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, who sought additional time to familiarise himself with the case after recently taking over the defence.
The Office of the Attorney General initially opposed the application, arguing in a 13-paragraph affidavit filed on June 25 that Wontumi had been represented by counsel throughout the trial and that his previous lawyer's withdrawal was voluntary. Senior State Attorney Nana Ama Prempeh contended that the new defence counsel should have obtained case records from his predecessor rather than seeking them from the court registry. However, the prosecution did not object to the extension at Monday's hearing. Wontumi appointed Atta Akyea as his new lead counsel on June 15, following the withdrawal of his former lawyer, Andy Appiah-Kubi.
Quick Summary
An Accra High Court has postponed the judgment in the alleged Samreboi illegal mining case involving NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi
Summary - read the full story for complete context.

Image: Adom Online
GhanaFront aggregates news from trusted sources. Click to read the original article.
Keywords
Explore related tagsMore from Adom Online
Related Stories
More from Politics

Jatikay Centre welcomes National Security reshuffle, flags Sahel terror spillover as urgent priority
Ghana's National Security Council Secretariat has new leadership, but what critical threats are they being urged to confront immediately?
2d ago•










