Wontumi conviction victory for environmental advocacy — Group

The Accra High Court yesterday sentenced Mr Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years with hard labour on two charges of assigning mining rights without authorisation and facilitating unlawful mining operations at Samreboi in the Western Region.

Touching on the 20-year sentence handed down to Chairman Wontumi, he said the maximum sentence should have been given to him to serve as a deterrent to all persons linked to the menace.

Prominent environmentalists spearheading the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) have described the 20-year custodial sentence hande down tothe Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, over illegal mining activities as a key milestone in winning the fight against the canker.