Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi
Foreign investigative partners are actively pursuing Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, over suspected criminal activities related to his business and personal dealings, according to Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai.
“There are issues with our foreign partners, an investigative agency,” Dr. Srem Sai revealed on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday.
“We have partnered with other foreign agencies that are interested in matters traced—or suspected to be traced—to his business operations and to him personally.”
In response to host Evans Mensah’s question on whether Ghana’s foreign allies had initiated the probe, the Deputy Attorney General clarified: “It is not necessarily triggered by our foreign partners, but they are interested in what we are doing and are assisting us, just as we assist them. That is how law enforcement works these days—it’s cooperative, it’s international.”
According to Dr. Srem Sai, foreign agencies’ interest stems from suspicions that “the proceeds of crime or materials subject to criminal proceedings have ended up in his possession.”
When the host asked directly whether Wontumi was involved in crimes extending beyond Ghana’s borders, Dr. Srem Sai declined to go into detail.
“That is something I cannot disclose at this point,” he responded. “But the point I’m trying to make is that we will not persecute anyone,” he was quoted as saying by myjoyonline.com.
He emphasized that disclosing specific operational details could jeopardize the investigations.
“You need to understand—if I come here and lay out the design and scheme, I’m essentially alerting the suspects about the direction of the investigation, which could help them evade capture.”
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