Legal professionals for the embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Celebration (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly often called Chairman Wontumi, say they’ve efficiently met the bail circumstances set by the Financial and Organised Crime Workplace (EOCO), however a brand new authorized complication is stopping his launch.
In accordance with lead counsel Andy Appiah-Kubi, all the required documentation for the 2 sureties has been accomplished, with important assist from the previous Minister for Meals and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong.
“Now we have been in a position to present the sureties, that one, I can guarantee you, and I’m very grateful to Honourable Bryan Acheampong, who has supported me to file the paperwork,” Mr Appiah-Kubi instructed JoyNews’ Michael Ashaley solely on Friday, Could 30.
“He has introduced his paperwork, which go over and above the worth of cash that’s required. So I thanks very a lot.”
Chairman Wontumi was granted bail on Tuesday, Could 27, to the tune of GH₵50 million with two sureties, each to be justified, after he was arrested by EOCO on suspicion of involvement in fraud, cash laundering, and different monetary crimes.
Till right now, his authorized group had solely been in a position to safe one surety.
Mr Appiah-Kubi, nevertheless, confirmed that regardless of having met all bail circumstances, his shopper is not going to be going residence but attributable to a contemporary authorized utility filed earlier within the day.
He famous that the authorized group is working swiftly to resolve the brand new courtroom matter and expressed hope that the problem may very well be cleared by Monday, which might pave the best way for Chairman Wontumi’s launch.
“My shopper shouldn’t be going residence tonight. We encountered a problem that must be addressed earlier than we will go ahead,” he stated.
“Unknown to me, there was an utility to frustrate what we’re doing, so we are going to take care of it on Monday. It’s an utility that was not filed by my good self, however that prohibits us.”
The lawyer disclosed that though EOCO officers have been able to proceed with the inspection of the properties listed by the sureties, the pending courtroom utility legally restrains them from transferring ahead till the matter is resolved.
“That they had agreed to do the inspection tonight, so all of the officers are there, however the problem that I confronted is authorized. We are able to’t do it,” he defined.
He additionally clarified confusion over the whereabouts of Chairman Wontumi, contradicting earlier claims by Minority Chief Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who had indicated they have been unaware of his location.
Relating his shopper’s well being, the lawyer dismissed rumours of a starvation strike and guaranteed the general public that Wontumi was receiving medical care.
“We had introduced him to satisfy with the previous Vice President, however the state of affairs we noticed was troublesome—to rearrange this assembly, to move via the group, to get the Vice President to see him and speak to him. So we needed to take him again,” he recounted.
“I instructed you that his situation of well being requires consideration. So he’s receiving consideration and there’s nothing to fret about in respect of his well being.”
Mr Appiah-Kubi is optimistic that when the courtroom matter is resolved, Chairman Wontumi will likely be launched by Monday, June 2.
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