Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve: State closes case against Wontumi in illegal mining trial

The prosecution has closed its case in the trial of the former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and two others over alleged illegal mining in the Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve.According to the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the prosecution had called three witnesses to support its case against the accused persons.