Top Story: Minority Rejects Wontumi’s 20-Year Sentence, Alleges Selective Justice

Top Story with Kenneth Gyasi on Joy 99.7 FM examines the political and legal fallout from the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi).

The Minority in Parliament has rejected the High Court's decision to sentence Chairman Wontumi to 20 years in prison, describing the judgment as fundamentally flawed and alleging a miscarriage of justice. The caucus argues that the court erred by refusing to refer key constitutional questions to the Supreme Court and has accused government of pursuing selective justice in the fight against illegal mining.

The Minority is also demanding immediate action, insisting it will pursue every lawful avenue to challenge the conviction and secure justice for the Ashanti Regional Chairman.

Meanwhile, Chairman Wontumi's spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has disclosed the final words the NPP stalwart uttered before he was escorted to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, adding another emotional dimension to the high-profile case.

Tonight, we bring you:

* Why the Minority says the judgment is “full of major defects” * The allegations of selective justice against the Attorney General * The demands being made by the Minority in Parliament * Chairman Wontumi's final words before his transfer to prison * What happens next in the legal battle over the landmark ruling

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