NPP to appeal Wontumi’s 20-year sentence, calls judgment a ‘travesty of justice’

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the High Court's conviction and 20-year prison sentence imposed on its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, describing the judgement as "fundamentally flawed" and vowing to challenge it at the Court of Appeal.

The party said it remained committed to constitutional democracy and due process and expressed confidence that the appellate courts would review the judgment based on the law and the evidence placed before the trial court.

Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, July 20, the General Secretary of the party, Justin Frimpong Kodua, said although the NPP respected the authority and independence of the judiciary, it strongly disagreed with the court's decision and believed the conviction could not be sustained on the evidence presented during the trial.