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Court adjourns Wontumi's bail application to October 15
His lawyers were expected to move the application on Wednesday, August 19.
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AG opposes Wontumi’s bail application, says appeal has no chance of success
His lawyers are expected to move the application on August 19, 2026.
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Inside Wontumi's motion for bail pending appeal in Akonta Mining conviction
In the bail application, the lawyers argue that the appeal raises serious legal and constitutional questions with strong prospects of success.
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Plea negotiations resume in Wontumi's Exim Bank case as Atta Akyea takes over
Chairman Wontumi is facing charges including defrauding by false pretences, forgery and money laundering in relation to an alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank loan transaction.
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High Court hands Wontumi 20-year sentence in Samreboi mining case
The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
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Wontumi asks High Court to refer mining charges to Supreme Court
The request concerns legal provisions being relied on by the Attorney-General in the criminal case against Chairman Wontumi and his company.
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Wontumi mining trial: Court gives Atta Akyea more time for address, moves judgment to July 20
The court has directed Samuel Atta Akyea, who recently took over as lead counsel for Chairman Wontumi, to file his written address by July 13, 2026.
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AG opposes Wontumi’s request to defer judgment in Samreboi mining case
The State’s position is that the change of lawyer at this stage should not be used as a basis to delay the judgment.
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Wontumi’s defence to rely on investigator as ‘star witness’ in Nnimire Forest case
Defence lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi told the court that the defence intended to treat the investigator as its “star witness.” He said this had become necessary after the State withdrew two of its witnesses.
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Cross-examination ends for fourth defence witness in Wontumi mining case
During cross-examination, he was questioned on what he knew about the alleged assignment of the Samreboi mining concession, which is central to the prosecution’s case.
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Court admits video footage in Akonta Mining trial
The footage is contained on a pen drive and was referenced in the witness statement of former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.
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Wontumi denies allowing witness to mine on Akonta Mining concession
Testifying in his own defence at the High Court in Accra on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Chairman Wontumi said the arrangement with the witness, Henry Okum, was only for land reclamation and coconut planting.
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Court of Appeal rejects Wontumi’s bid to halt mining trial
In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed the fresh application for a stay of proceedings, ruling that neither Wontumi nor Akonta Mining had shown the kind of exceptional circumstances required to justif...
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Wontumi moves to challenge 'no case' ruling, seeks a stay
His latest application asks the court to pause proceedings while he pursues an interlocutory appeal against the decision dismissing his submission of no case.
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Wontumi’s galamsey trial takes new turn as state drops charges against Akonta Mining manager
This move, described by legal observers as a strategic recalibration, is aimed at strengthening the prosecution’s case against Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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Chairman Wontumi granted GH¢1 million bail after CID appearance
He was released on GH¢1 million bail with two sureties, conditions he has since met. Three mining-related charges are expected to be filed against him at the High Court in Accra on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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Government to revoke LI 2462, introduce new mining regulation — Attorney General
Speaking at an anti-galamsey dialogue organised by President John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Friday, Dr. Ayine disclosed that his office has completed work on a replacement instrument, designated LI 2505, which will be laid before the House...
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Chairman Wontumi to appear before CID today over Akonta mining probe
His appearance follows a warning from the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, who cautioned on Friday, October 3, that Wontumi would be arrested if he failed to comply.
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NCA shuts down nine radio stations, including three owned by Wontumi
The decision, announced in an August 12 statement, comes after a 30-day grace period granted by President John Dramani Mahama for defaulting stations to address regulatory violations expired without compliance from several operators.
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Chairman Wontumi's aide convicted for bribery in mining licence scheme, fined GHS 200k
Owusu, the second accused in the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Another, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, following a plea agreement struck under Section 71 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
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