FULL TEXT: What the court said in Chairman Wontumi's 20-year sentence

NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has become the subject of widespread public discussion following his 20-year prison sentence.

In the judgment delivered by an Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on July 20, 2026, the court ruled that the convict would serve 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour.

Following the judgment, GhanaWeb has sighted a 59-page court ruling detailing everything that transpired during the trial and the reasons behind the court's decision.

"Having listened to counsel for the 1st and 3rd accused persons' plea in mitigation, the 1st and 3rd accused persons are sentenced as follows: Taking into account the fact that the 1st and 3rd accused persons are first-time offenders, and generally their plea in mitigation, the court sentences the accused persons as follows: On count 1, the 1st accused is sentenced to serve a term of 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour, and also to a fine of 10,000.00 penalty units, in default, to serve three years with hard labour."

"On count 4, the 1st accused is sentenced to serve a term of 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour, and also to a fine of 10,000.00 penalty units, in default, to serve three years with hard labour. On count 3, the 3rd accused is sentenced to pay a fine of 15,000 penalty units. On count 6, the 3rd accused is sentenced to pay a fine of 15,000 penalty units. The sentences are to run concurrently," part of the judgment reads.

Read the full judgment below:

The FULL judgement in Republic vrs Chairman Wontumi and 2 others https://t.co/YYn99x2g2i

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