Court grants AG, Wontumi more time to negotiate GHS30M Exim Bank case
The Attorney General has duly notified the Court pursuant to section I62C(3) of the Criminal & Other Offences (Procedure) (Amendment), Act 2022 (Act 1079) The accused is facing 4 charges namely defrauding by false pretenses, uttering of a forged document, money laundering and intentionally causing financial loss to a public body to the tune of GHc30,000,000 (GHc30 million) Brief facts Per the brief facts of the case accompanying the charges, the 1st Accused Person – Chairman Wontumi (A1), a 50-year-old entrepreneur, is a native of Kuntanase in the Ashanti Region.
Background On June 5, lawyers of Chairman Wontumi approached the Attorney General to seek Plea Bargaining Agreement for him in the case in which he has been charged together with two others for intentionally misapplying over GH¢30 million Exim Bank loan facility.
The High Court in Accra has granted an extension of time to the Attorney-General and Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to continue negotiations on the GHS30 million Exim Bank charges, following a request for a plea bargain.
