Atta Akyea says AG’s position supports Wontumi’s no-case submission argument
He argued that the Attorney-General’s position raises questions about the evidence upon which Chairman Wontumi was convicted. “What is even more serious is that the Attorney-General is now conceding that the judge should have upheld the submission of no case,” Mr Atta Akyea said. “Because he is saying that now Wontumi is being convicted on the evidence of who?” he asked.
- ▪He argued that the Attorney-General’s position raises questions about the evidence upon which Chairman Wontumi was convicted.
- ▪“What is even more serious is that the Attorney-General is now conceding that the judge should have upheld the submission of no case,” Mr Atta Akyea said.
- ▪“Because he is saying that now Wontumi is being convicted on the evidence of who?” he asked.
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Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has argued that comments attributed to the Attorney-General suggest that the trial judge should have upheld the defence’s submission of no case. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid'); }); Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, Mr Atta Akyea maintained that the prosecution failed to present sufficiently strong evidence against his client to justify the conviction handed down by the Accra High Court. He argued that the Attorney-General’s position raises questions about the evidence upon which Chairman Wontumi was convicted.
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