{
  "id": 366300,
  "title": "Wontumi seeks bail pending appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/wontumi-seeks-bail-pending-appeal-366300",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T09:54:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/wontumi-bail-appeal/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Wontumi, has filed a motion seeking bail pending an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence. Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), filed the motion on notice at the Accra High Court. The Court is expected to hear the application on August 19, 2026, court documents show. […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "Wontumi seeks bail pending appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/wontumi-seeks-bail-pending-appeal",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:39:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}