Legal battle looms in Ghana as 20-year mining conviction for Wontumi sparks constitutional debate

The 20-year prison sentence handed to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, Ashanti Regional Chairman of Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), for illegal mining has ignited a profound constitutional debate. While the Accra High Court’s Monday ruling marks a significant milestone in the nation’s battle against ‘galamsey’—illegal small-scale mining—the opposition has condemned the verdict as a calculated miscarriage…