Some supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday, May 28, blocked a police riot control vehicle with a pick-up truck and car tyres in protest over the continued detention of Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, at the Head office of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
The incident unfolded as party supporters, including NPP Members of Parliament, marched from Parliament House to the EOCO head office in a show of solidarity on Thursday.
Their action followed a walkout by the Minority in Parliament earlier in the day, which was staged in protest of the bail conditions imposed on Wontumi.
Read also: Minority storms EOCO HQ to demand Wontumi's release Upon arriving at EOCO, the supporters gathered in large numbers at the main entrance, holding hands together and chanting solidarity songs as they demanded the immediate release of the embattled party chairman, who had been in custody for nearly 48 hours.
