Mining company convicted by Accra High Court alongside Bernard Antwi Boasiako for illegal mining activities at Samreboi in the Western Region.
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… reme Court in violation of Article 132(2) of the Constitution. “The appeal challenges the learned trial judges attribution of criminal liability to the first applicant (Boasiako), notwithstanding the separate legal personality of the third applicant (Akonta Mining Company Limited …
Court adjourns Wontumi’s application for bail to October 15Joy Online
… The court also fined Akonta Mining Company Limited, of which Mr Boasiako is a shareholder and director, and ordered the confiscation of mining equipment, firearms and cash seized during investigations. …
Wontumi appeal has no reasonable chance of success – AG opposes bail applicationJoy Online
… Bernard Antwi Boasiako @ Wontumi, Kwame Antwi (at large), and Akonta Mining Company Limited, with Wontumi listed as the first appellant/applicant and Akonta Mining Company Limited as the third appellant. …
Wontumi applies for bail pending appeal after imprisonment at Nsawam PrisonJoy Online
… The appeal, jointly filed by Mr Boasiako and Akonta Mining Company Limited, follows their conviction by the Accra High Court (Criminal Division 4), presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, on July 20, 2026. …
Wontumi challenges conviction, files appeal against High Court judgmentJoy Online
… Bernard Antwi Boasiako @ Chairman Wontumi, Kwame Antwi (at large), and Akonta Mining Company Limited, the High Court of Justice (Criminal Court 4), Accra, presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, delivered the judgment addressing the regulatory and criminal frame …
THE LAW 101: The Akonta Mining JudgmentJoy Online
… According to him, the case in which Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay convicted Wontumi and Akonta Mining Company Limited is entirely different from the matter they petitioned. …
Kenneth Ashigbey denies influencing Wontumi trial, dismisses judge relationship claims as falseJoy Online
… The Minority also called on the Court of Appeal to examine key decisions made during the trial, including the court’s refusal to refer certain legal questions to the Supreme Court and the decision to lift the corporate veil of Akonta Mining Company Limited. …
Minority demands equal galamsey enforcement, urges Court of Appeal to review Wontumi convictionJoy Online
… The court was unable to proceed with the Hanan Abdul-Wahab matter as scheduled after spending extended hours delivering the judgment in the separate case involving Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Company Limited. …
Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial adjourned after Wontumi judgment delays court proceedingsJoy Online
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana (LMWG) has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited, describing the judgment as a landmark moment in Ghana’s fight against ill …
Lands and Mines Watch welcomes Wontumi verdict, urges tougher action against illegal miningJoy Online
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana (LMWG) has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited, describing the judgment as a landmark moment in Ghana’s fight against ill …
Lands and Mines Watch welcomes Wontumi verdict, urges tougher action against illegal miningBernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), a former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP serving a 20-year sentence for facilitating illegal mining activities, sought bail pending appeal. The High Court adjourned his application to October 15, 2026, due to the indisposition of the judge scheduled to hear it.
20 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), a former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP serving a 20-year sentence for facilitating illegal mining activities, sought bail pending appeal. The High Court adjourned his application to October 15, 2026, due to the indisposition of the judge scheduled to hear it.
20 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Attorney-General has filed processes opposing Bernard Antwi Boasiako's (Chairman Wontumi) bail application pending appeal, arguing his appeal has no reasonable chance of success and there are no special circumstances warranting release. Boasiako was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labour in July 2026 for illegal mining offences at Samreboi in the Western Region.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) has filed a bail application at the High Court while awaiting the determination of his appeal against conviction; he is currently incarcerated at Nsawam Medium Security Prisons. The application is scheduled for hearing on August 19, 2026.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Akonta Mining Company Limited have filed an appeal against their conviction by the Accra High Court in the Samreboi illegal mining case, challenging the entire judgment and arguing the convictions are unreasonable and unsupported by trial evidence.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court judgment in The Republic v. Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Kwame Antwi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited addresses regulatory and criminal frameworks governing mineral exploitation, with implications for corporate governance, statutory compliance, and the fight against galamsey.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Kenneth Ashigbey, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has denied claims that a personal relationship with the trial judge influenced the outcome of the illegal mining case against NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. He described as "fabrication" reports that he expressed confidence Wontumi would be convicted because the judge was his sister-in-law.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority in Parliament has called for equal enforcement of Ghana's anti-illegal mining laws and urged the Court of Appeal to closely review the trial that led to the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. The Minority criticized selective application of justice in the fight against galamsey and called on the Attorney General to publish the state's enforcement record across the political spectrum.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court rescheduled the trial of former National Buffer Stock Company CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab after court proceedings were delayed by a lengthy judgment in a separate case involving NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. Abdul-Wahab and his wife face allegations of orchestrating a scheme to divert public funds from the National Buffer Stock Company and School Feeding Programme for personal benefit.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana welcomed the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Akonta Mining Company Limited for unlawful mining activities, and urged stronger action against illegal mining. The group said the judgment reinforces that Ghana's mining laws apply equally to all persons and companies regardless of political status.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Civil society group Lands and Mines Watch Ghana welcomed the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and Akonta Mining Company Limited by the Accra High Court, calling it a landmark moment that reinforces the equal application of Ghana's mining laws regardless of political status.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has argued that the legal troubles facing NPP Ashanti Regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) did not originate under the current administration, noting the previous NPP government had already disowned him over alleged illegality and that investigations began while the NPP was in government.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor stated that the NPP administration had already disowned Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako over alleged illegal activities before the current government took power, countering claims that the prosecution against him was politically motivated.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticized the High Court's judgment against NPP chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) in an illegal mining case, arguing that a landowner's mere presence of third-party activity on their property should not imply authorization or transferred rights. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticised the High Court's judgment convicting Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) of illegal mining, arguing that the ruling's interpretation of landowner liability raises concerns: that merely allowing someone to work on one's land should not automatically transfer rights or imply authorization of all activities. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The First Vice Chairman of the NPP in Ashanti Region said the party will work to secure a presidential pardon for party Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), who received a 20-year prison sentence. He described the sentence as excessive and appealed to President Mahama to exercise compassion, saying the case will motivate party members to return the NPP to power.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, said he would have preferred the Accra High Court to impose the maximum 25-year custodial sentence on NPP Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who received 20 years' imprisonment for illegal mining. Ashigbey argued that those who finance and facilitate illegal mining deserve the harshest punishment available under law.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, has called the conviction and 20-year sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) over illegal mining on the Samreboi concession a landmark moment, urging it to trigger a broader crackdown on politically exposed persons involved in galamsey.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, to 20 years imprisonment and a 10,000 penalty units fine (GH¢120,000) for illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. He was convicted on all six counts including assigning mineral rights without approval and facilitating an unlicensed mining operation under the Minerals and Mining Act.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has convicted NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako on all six charges of illegal mining on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region, including unlawful assignment of mineral rights and facilitating unlicensed mining operations contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court in Accra struck out an application by lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi to withdraw as counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who faces accusations of permitting unauthorised mining on his company's concession at Samreboi in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled the application incompetent and not known to any criminal procedure rule, while Wontumi's legal team has since appointed Samuel Atta-Akyea ahead of the court's judgment.
16 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The High Court in Accra has dismissed lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi's application to withdraw from the criminal case involving Akonta Mining Company Limited, Kwame Antwi, and Chairman Wontumi, after the Attorney-General objected that no legal requirement exists for counsel to seek court permission before withdrawing. The case has been adjourned to July 3, 2026, for judgment, with a new deadline of June 24, 2026, for closing addresses.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Attorney-General has filed a preliminary legal objection at the High Court to block defence lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi's application to withdraw from the criminal case involving Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and others. The State's objection raises grounds of jurisdiction, capacity, and standing, arguing the withdrawal application raises fundamental legal questions requiring judicial determination.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Defence counsel for Bernard Antwi Boasiako in the Tano Nnimire illegal mining trial told an Accra High Court on Monday that he intends to use Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Akpoh Glover as a "star witness." During cross-examination, the investigator maintained his findings were factual but acknowledged he had no direct evidence placing Boasiako at the mining site and had not personally met the listed complainants.
10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Defence counsel for Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), on trial in an illegal mining case, told Accra High Court on Monday that he plans to treat Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Akpoh Glover as a "star witness" after the prosecution withdrew two witnesses. Under cross-examination, Glover maintained his findings were factual but acknowledged there was no direct evidence placing Boasiako at the Tano Nnimire Forest Reserve site and that investigations indicated Boasiako had not personally been there.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court in Accra has scheduled July 3, 2026 to deliver judgment in the trial of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), who is accused of facilitating unlicensed mining on his Akonta Mining Company Limited's Samreboi concession without ministerial approval. He and his company face charges of assignment of mineral rights without approval and purposely facilitating an unlicensed mining operation under the Minerals and Mining Act.
4 June 2026 · Daily Guide →