Nelson Rockson Dafeamekpor, the majority chief whip has revealed that the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is preparing its own case against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP Chairman Wontumi.
According to Nelson Rockson Dafeamekpor, Chairman Wontumi could be facing concurrent investigations for offences allegedly committed within the same time frame.
Speaking on JOY NEWS, Rockson Dafeamekpor stated, “I’m even informed that FIC is also preparing its own docket, so this is not the first time that an accused person, at this stage a suspect, is investigated in respect of suspected offences that are committed contemporaneously”.
Some weeks ago news broke that the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) froze all of Wontumi’s accounts.
The FIC, as per a document sighted is acting in accordance with Section 56(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020.
“Freezing of accounts – 1. Bernard Antwi Boasiako (a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi) 2. Akonta Mining 3. Hallmark Civil Engineering Limited.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai has revealed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi is under investigation for fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.
Justice Srem-Sai also revealed that Wontumi is also being investigated for an International organised crime scheme.
The Deputy Attorney General noted that EOCO is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on the second strand of criminal investigations.
According to Justice Srem-Sai, the ongoing investigation is being handled by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), with asset recovery efforts already underway to secure suspected proceeds of crime.
In a post on X, Justice Srem-Sai wrote, “Suspect BERNARD ANTWI BOASIAKO, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi, is under investigation for various criminal offences (including fraud, causing financial loss to the State, and money laundering).
The criminal investigation is running concurrently with asset recovery processes – to prevent further dissipation of what law enforcement agencies strongly suspect to be proceeds of crime”.
He further revealed, “The suspect is also under a second strand of investigation which is part of a larger international organised crime scheme. The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations”.
