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Social media explodes after Chairman Wontumi’s conviction and prison sentence
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The internet has been flooded with reactions following the conviction and sentencing of Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, after the High Court found him guilty of six charges related to illegal mining.
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.
Ghanaians have taken to social media with mixed reactions following the conviction and sentencing of Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, over illegal mining-related offences.
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