Challenge Wontumi’s Bail Conditions Legally, Not Through Protests

IMANI Africa’s Founding President, Franklin Cudjoe, has advised the Minority in Parliament to address concerns over Bernard Antwi Boasiako’s bail conditions through legal channels rather than public demonstrations as reported by Ghana Web.

Boasiako has been in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) since May 27.

He was granted bail set at GHS50 million with two sureties but remains in custody as he is yet to meet the terms. Reports suggest he is unwell.

On May 29, the Minority staged a walkout in Parliament and marched to EOCO’s Accra headquarters, demanding his release. They condemned the bail terms as excessive and punitive.

Responding to the protest, Cudjoe stressed the importance of legal redress. “Arguments for reduction are done in courts, not on the streets,” he remarked in a social media post, urging the MPs to challenge the conditions in court if they believe they are unjust.

Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai disclosed that Chairman Wontumi is being investigated for serious offences including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.

He added that EOCO is also engaged in asset recovery to safeguard suspected proceeds of crime.

Dr. Srem Sai further indicated that the businessman is linked to a broader international crime investigation. “EOCO is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations,” he stated.