Wontumi is not a political prisoner but common convict – Inusah Fuseini
"My difficulty is that the senior lawyer who was involved in the case has offered himself to discuss the matter on television. The judgment has been rendered. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('in-article'); }); He has indicated his intention to appeal, but until that appeal is filed, the matter is open for public discussion," he said. He stressed that Wontumi's conviction had nothing to do with his political affiliation or beliefs.
- ▪"My difficulty is that the senior lawyer who was involved in the case has offered himself to discuss the matter on television.
- ▪The judgment has been rendered. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('in-article'); }); He has indicated his intention to appeal, but until that appeal is filed, the matter is open for public discussion," he said.
- ▪He stressed that Wontumi's conviction had nothing to do with his political affiliation or beliefs.
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Former Member of Parliament of Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has dismissed claims that Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, is a political prisoner. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid'); }); According to him, the convict is serving a sentence for breaching the country's laws rather than for his political beliefs. Mr Fuseini, has rejected assertions that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is a political prisoner, describing him instead as "a common convict." Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, Mr Fuseini said the judgment against Wontumi had already been delivered by a court of competent jurisdiction, making it a matter open for public discussion,…
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