Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi has been released from EOCO.
This comes after meeting the Ghc 50 million bond with two sureties; a bond which he could not meet last week.
Announcing the release of Wontumi, Justin Koduah used the opportunity to thank Dr Bryan Acheampong for his efforts at ensuring the bond is met.
He condemned the use of state security to persecute political opponents reminding them that they will not be in power forever.
He urged the supporters of the party to remain calm and called on the government to meet them in court and not at EOCO.
Chairman Wontumi according to Deputy Attorney General is being investigated for fraud and other related crimes.
In a post shared via social media he said “ Suspect BERNARD ANTWI BOASIAKO, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi, is under investigation for various criminal offences (including fraud, causing financial loss to the State, and money laundering).
The criminal investigation is running concurrently with asset recovery processes – to prevent further dissipation of what law enforcement agencies strongly suspect to be proceeds of crime.
The suspect is also under a second strand of investigation which is part of a larger international organised crime scheme. The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations”.
