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Justice hasn’t gotten a political term of 4 years – Atta Akyea raises concerns over Wontumi prosecution
On Monday, July 20, the Accra High Court sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako to 20 years' imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region.
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who presided over the Criminal Division of the High Court, delivered the sentence shortly after 11:40 a.
Lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has cautioned against what he describes as political influence in the administration of justice, insisting that the judiciary must remain independent of the priorities of any government.
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