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The Accra High Court has thrown out an application by lawyers for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, seeking additional disclosures from state prosecutors.
The defence team had maintained that the documents requested were essential to their case preparation.
The matter was originally adjourned on 25th November 2025 after lead counsel Andy Appiah-Kubi informed the court of plans to formally seek the disclosures.
During the sitting on Monday, December 8, both parties advanced their arguments, with Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai urging the court to dismiss the request.
After reviewing the submissions, presiding judge Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled against the defence, effectively striking out the application.
Speaking to journalists after proceedings, Mr Appiah-Kubi said the court’s decision reinforced their conviction that the prosecution did not have the documents in question.
He added that the team was fully satisfied with the outcome, describing the ruling as consistent with their expectations.
Chairman Wontumi is facing criminal charges for allegedly violating the country’s mining laws.
In October, the Office of the Attorney-General filed a six-count criminal charge sheet at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra against Chairman Wontumi, over alleged breaches of the country’s mining laws.
He was charged alongside Kwame Antwi and Akonta Mining Company Limited (Wontumi’s firm).
The charges, which arise from alleged unauthorised mining activities at Samreboi in the Western Region, invoke key provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995).
