BREAKING: Atta Akyea files appeal against Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year jail sentence

The legal action follows the High Court’s conviction of Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Company Limited, over charges relating to illegal mining activities at a concession in Samreboi in the Western Region.

Lawyer for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an appeal challenging the 20-year prison sentence imposed on his client by an Accra High Court in the Samreboi mining case.

The court imposed a GH¢120,000 fine on Chairman Wontumi, with a custodial sentence in default, while Akonta Mining Company Limited was fined GH¢180,000.