Enoch Afoakwa, a member of the legal team for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has assured that his client has a reasonable defence to respond to any charges that may arise from ongoing investigations.
Wontumi’s legal team on Monday, June 2, formally withdrew a motion that sought a review of his GH¢50 million bail condition. The motion, originally filed at the High Court in Accra on May 30, 2025, was slated for hearing on Tuesday, June 3. However, it was withdrawn a day earlier on Monday, June 2.
He was granted bail on Wednesday, May 28, with two justified sureties. His legal team, led by Andy Appiah-Kubi, confirmed that the bail conditions were fulfilled by Friday, May 30.
Despite meeting the requirements, his release was delayed due to the pending motion for bail review, which, according to his lawyers, was filed without his explicit consent.
But after a gruelling legal efforts, Wontumi’s lawyers have successfully secured his release from detention.
In an interview on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, following Wontumi’s release on Monday, June 2, Enoch Afoakwa reiterated that the legal team is awaiting a formal charge and will respond accordingly.
According to him, the legal team is monitoring developments and will respond once charges are officially filed.
“Every reasonable person facing a law enforcement agency who is diligent in his dealings and believes in his actions has a reasonable defence to the allegations that is being peddled or that has been levelled against him, of which he is being investigated upon.
“This is an aspect that we don’t want to put our cast out. We await the official charge from the law enforcement officers if they really want to proceed on that tangent, then from there we will know what actions we will take,” he stated.
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