Minority demands equal galamsey enforcement, urges Court of Appeal to review Wontumi conviction

The Minority in Parliament has called for equal enforcement of Ghana’s anti-illegal mining laws and urged the Court of Appeal to closely review aspects of the trial that resulted in the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

Addressing the media, the Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Patricia Appiagyei, criticised what the caucus described as selective application of justice in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. ...