Wontumi Undergoing Probe For Fraud, International Organised Crime Scheme- Deputy A-G

The Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem Sai, has provided insight into the arrest of Bernard Antwi Boasiako also known as Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The politician was arrested on May 27 at the CID headquarters in Accra by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after reporting himself for investigation by the former.

Though he has been granted bail, he has been unable to meet the conditions.

In a statement, Justice Srem Sai said he was undergoing investigations for alleged fraud, causing financial loss to the State, and money laundering.

“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 explained in a Facebook post.

In relation to the EOCO case, he said the suspect was under investigation for his connection to a larger international organised crime scheme.

“The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is assiduously working with our international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations.”

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/