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Wontumi is not a political prisoner but common convict – Inusah Fuseini
Background The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, as a "political prisoner" following his conviction and 20-year prison sentence in an illegal mining case.
Mr Fuseini, has rejected assertions that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is a political prisoner, describing him instead as "a common convict.
READ ALSO: NDC rejects NPP’s ‘political prisoner’ claim, says Wontumi judgment proves wrongdoing He recalled that the defence in that case challenged the interpretation of Section 179 of the Criminal Offences Act by questioning what legally constitutes "financial loss to the state.
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