Opposition lawmakers wore black and red clothes during a street march on Thursday afternoon. The group walked from Parliament House to government offices where they demanded freedom for a party leader. Bernard Antwi Boasiako sits behind bars despite judges saying he could leave jail Wednesday. Police officers blocked traffic as the politicians gathered outside the Economic and Organised Crime Office building. The demonstration created chaos across downtown Accra.
Boasiako leads the New Patriotic Party group in the Ashanti area and people call him Chairman Wontumi. Officers arrested him Tuesday after he answered questions about money problems at Ghana Export-Import Bank. Courts approved his release for 50 million Ghana cedis but he needs two people to promise he will return for trial. His lawyers work hard to find the required guarantors. Alexander Afenyo-Markin guided the protesting lawmakers and blamed the government for attacking political enemies.
The party official Henry Nana Boakye said crime fighters target opposition members unfairly. Government investigators refuse to talk about the case details or progress. Sources say the charges involve questionable money deals connected to mining businesses and state funds. The arrest sparked angry debates about whether law enforcement agencies treat all politicians the same way.
Boasiako leads the New Patriotic Party group in the Ashanti area and people call him Chairman Wontumi. Officers arrested him Tuesday after he answered questions about money problems at Ghana Export-Import Bank. Courts approved his release for 50 million Ghana cedis but he needs two people to promise he will return for trial. His lawyers work hard to find the required guarantors. Alexander Afenyo-Markin guided the protesting lawmakers and blamed the government for attacking political enemies.
The party official Henry Nana Boakye said crime fighters target opposition members unfairly. Government investigators refuse to talk about the case details or progress. Sources say the charges involve questionable money deals connected to mining businesses and state funds. The arrest sparked angry debates about whether law enforcement agencies treat all politicians the same way.
