Sedina appeal ruling gives hope to Wontumi appeal - NPP legal director
Gary Nimako Marfo, the Legal Affairs Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stated on Saturday, August 1, on JoyNews' Newsfile programme, that the recent Court of Appeal decision acquitting former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has strengthened his confidence that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, will succeed in overturning his conviction on appeal. Mr Nimako argued, "This judgment, as it stands, gives me hope in Wontumi's appeal. Yes, because if you read Wontumi's judgment at the High Court, and the manner in which the conviction took place, and you juxtapose that judgment vis-a-vis this particular judgment, then clearly, I can tell the people that look, Wontumi will succeed in an appeal, if you take this judgment into consideration."
The Court of Appeal set aside the conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed on Ms Tamakloe-Attionu by the High Court, effectively discharging and acquitting her after allowing her appeal against both the conviction and sentence. Mr Nimako contended that the legal reasoning adopted by the Court of Appeal in the Sedina case could equally prove persuasive in the appeal filed by Chairman Wontumi, who is challenging a 20-year custodial sentence imposed by the High Court.
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The NPP's Legal Affairs Director, Gary Nimako Marfo, sees a recent Court of Appeal decision as a positive sign for Chairman Wontumi's appeal. He
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