Minority MPs wear black in Parliament to protest Wontumi's conviction
Minority Members of Parliament appeared in black attire at Parliament House on Tuesday to protest the conviction and 20-year prison sentence handed to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. The protest occurred a day after the High Court found Chairman Wontumi guilty in a case linked to illegal mining.
The NPP MPs stated the gesture was to express solidarity and dissatisfaction with the court's decision, with several lawmakers disagreeing with the judgment and expressing confidence it would be overturned. The protest followed separate statements from the Parliamentary Minority and the NPP, both rejecting the verdict and arguing the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The NPP stated Chairman Wontumi lawfully acquired the mining concession and did not unlawfully assign or transfer mineral rights, contrary to the trial court's findings. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction, describing the ruling as a miscarriage of justice.
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