Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem Sai has stated that foreign investigators are aggressively tracking Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, on suspicion of criminal activities related to his business operations and personal relationships.
“There are issues with our foreign partners, an investigative agency,” Dr. Srem Sai told JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday.
“We have partnered with other foreign agencies who are interested in things that have been traced—or suspicions of crime that have been traced—to his business and him personally.”
When asked by host Evans Mensah if the investigation was triggered by Ghana’s international partners, the Deputy Attorney General clarified: “It is not necessarily triggered by our foreign partners, but they are interested in what we are doing and assist us, just as we assist them. That is how law enforcement works these days; it is cooperative and transnational.
The revelation signals a dramatic shift in the ongoing investigation into the controversial businessman and politician.
Dr. Srem Sai stated that foreign agencies’ interest derives from fears that “the process of crime or materials which are subject to criminal proceedings have found themselves in his possession.”
Evans Mensah then enquired directly whether Wontumi had engaged in acts affecting foreign jurisdictions, but Dr. Srem Sai declined to disclose specifics.
“That is something I cannot put out at this time,” he replied. “But the point I’m trying to make is that we will not persecute anyone.”
He underlined that divulging specific operational data could jeopardise investigations.
“You need to understand that if I am here and telling you about the design and strategy, I am also informing the suspects that we are looking for you in this way. And then it allows them to evade.”
Dr. Srem Sai’s comments seem to corroborate that the state’s interest in Wontumi is not isolated or politically driven, but rather part of a bigger, multinational enforcement effort.
While the Deputy Attorney General did not specify which agencies or nations were involved, his repeated allusions to “foreign partners” indicate that the Wontumi investigations are growing in scope.
“They are interested in Wontumi’s case,” he stated.
