The Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, is currently under active investigation for serious criminal offences, which include fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Justice Srem-Sai stated that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, is rigorously pursuing two parallel investigations involving this high-profile political figure.
Justice Srem-Sai also emphasized that the ongoing criminal probe is coupled with asset recovery proceedings aimed at freezing or reclaiming suspected illicit assets, reinforcing the seriousness of the situation.
“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,” he stated.
The Deputy Attorney General also disclosed that Chairman Wontumi is also being investigated as part of a larger transnational criminal network.
“The suspect is also under a second strand of investigation which is part of a larger international organised crime scheme. EOCO is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations,” he added.
Chairman Wontumi, who serves as the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was arrested by EOCO on Tuesday after leaving the offices of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB).
