Eugene Boakye Antwi, the former Member of Parliament for Subin, has fired shots at the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, for detaining Wontumi without charges.
His comments come on the back of the Attorney General dropping charges against Kwebena Duffour and seven others in the UniBank case.
According to Eugene Boakye Antwi, the Attorney General detained Wontumi without charges, yet freed those whose evidence shows clear involvement in a crime.
Speaking on the July 29, 2025, edition of Kokrokoo on Peace FM, Eugene Boakye Antwi stated, “… Is Wontumi not human? You detained him without charges, yet those for whom evidence shows clear involvement in a crime have been set free,” he questioned.
He added, “If we drop all high-profile cases in the country, people’s trust in the state takes a hit even among NDC supporters. We should allow for cases to be determined by courts and not by the Attorney General.
The persons involved are his party members, when he is busily pursuing others who are non-party members. Won’t another party also come to discontinue what he started? We as politicians must be careful and not try to defend what is indefensible.
We should have allowed for a court to try the case and determine the verdict. With what has happened, it sends a signal to others that they can come and misappropriate state funds, return a percentage to the state and walk free.
Accountability is not revenge but a responsibility, and it must be consistent. Ghanaians don’t want arrests but answers,” he added.
It will be recalled that Wontumi was arrested by EOCO following a visit to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters on Tuesday, May 27, shortly after leaving the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra.
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.
Meanwhile, Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has announced that the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, commonly known as Chairman Wontumi, will be charged.
The Attorney General revealed that Chairman Wontumi will be charged and arraigned in the coming days.
According to Dominic Ayine, the Police CID has finalised charges against him in the mining case.
The Attorney General speaking at the Government Accountability Forum on Monday, 28th July, stated, “Wontumi to be formally charged and arraigned in the coming days, as Police CID have finalised charges against him in the mining case”.
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