{
  "id": 327205,
  "title": "Wontumi applies for bail pending appeal after 20-year prison sentence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/wontumi-applies-for-bail-pending-appeal-after-20-year-prison-sentence",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T10:23:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/wontumi-applies-for-bail-pending-appeal-after-20-year-prison-sentence/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Wontumi, has filed a request for bail while his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence is being considered. The application was submitted to the High Court in Accra, following the guidelines set out in Section 96(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960, and Section 33(1) of the Courts Act, 1993. Wontumi, who is currently incarcerated at Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, is requesting to be released on bail until the appeal is heard. The matter is set to be discussed in court on August 19, 2026, with the application submitted by counsel Samuel Atta Akyea on August 5, 2026.",
  "summary": "By Felix Cofie Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has formally applied to the High Court in Accra for bail pending the determination of his appeal against his conviction and custodial sentence. A Notice of Motion filed at the Criminal Division ‘4’ of the High Court indicates that the application was brought pursuant to […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}