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Chairman Wontumi jailed for 20 years after conviction on 6 illegal mining charges
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Akonta mining limited The High Court also sanctioned Akonta Mining Company Limited, the company linked to Mr Antwi-Boasiako, but stopped short of imposing a custodial sentence.
The Accra High Court has sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of offences linked to illegal mining on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region.
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, presiding over the Criminal Division of the High Court, delivered the judgment on Monday, July 20, bringing to a close one of Ghana's most high-profile prosecutions involving illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
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