The lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andy Appiah-Kubi, has disclosed that his client, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi has been hospitalised.
He disclosed this after emerging from the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in the late hours of May 27.
“My client has been taken to the hospital. He fell ill and has been sent to the hospital. He will be there until he is treated. I know which hospital he has been taken to, but I won’t tell you,” Mr Appiah-Kubi told journalists at the forecourt of the EOCO office where he and his client had been engaging with officials for over 8 hours.
According to him, Chairman Wontumi was interrogated in relation to his dealings with EXIM Bank.
“They preferred some allegations against him, he refuted them. We have not finished with interrogation. We will come back tomorrow to continue if he gets well. They laid charges on the relationship between himself and EXIM Bank. We have also received a writ of summons from EXIM Bank and we will respond tomorrow,” Mr Appiah-Kubi further stated.
It is recalled that Chairman Wontumi was arrested and detained by EOCO officials upon his departure from the CID Police Headquarters on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
According to TV3’s sources, Chairman Wontumi was accosted by some masked men after he has been interrogated by the police.
Subsequently, some party executives and lawyers of Chairman Wontumi massed up at the EOCO office.
Chairman Wontumi honoured police invitation on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 after appearing for interrogation on Monday, May 26, 2025.
He was granted bail with two sureties and was cautioned on three allegations:
1. Undertaking mining operations without a license
2. Pollution of water bodies
3. Entering a forest reserve without authorisation
According to the police statement, Wontumi cooperated fully with investigators and provided his statement.
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