When Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year sentence marks a turning point in the fight against political impunity

There is an old legal truth that deserves renewed attention: “Justice delayed is not justice denied where the law permits prosecution, but justice obstructed by power is a betrayal of the Republic.” Chairman Wontumi's conviction is therefore not merely about one individual. It is an indictment of a culture that believed political influence could permanently silence the law.