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What Wontumi told his former lawyer before his 20-year jail sentence
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Andy Appiah-Kubi said Chairman Wontumi told him just minutes before the court delivered its judgment that he believed he would be sentenced to prison and instructed him to file an appeal if that happened.
In a judgment delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ordered that the prison terms run concurrently.
Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment after the Criminal Court 4 Division of the High Court found him guilty on all six counts brought against him.
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