The Office of the Attorney-General has filed a six-count prison cost sheet on the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra towards the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly often called Wontumi, over alleged breaches of the nation’s mining legal guidelines.

He was charged alongside Kwame Antwi and Akonta Mining Company Limited (Wontumi’s agency).

Meanwhile, the second accused particular person, Kwame Antwi, is at the moment at giant.

The expenses, which come up from alleged unauthorised mining actions at Samreboi within the Western Region, invoke key provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995).

What are the costs?

1. Assignment of mineral rights with out approval

In the primary depend towards Wontumi, he’s alleged to have, in 2024, permitted two people, Henry Okum and Michael Gyedu Ayisi, to undertake mining operations inside Akonta Mining’s concession with out acquiring the prior written approval of the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.

This act, the prosecution argues, violates Sections 14(1) and 99(2)(b) of the Minerals and Mining Act.

2. Assignment of mineral rights with out approval

The second depend mirrors the primary however targets the second accused particular person, Kwame Antwi. As a director of Akonta Mining Company Limited, he’s alleged to have equally permitted the unauthorised mining actions, contravening the identical statutory provisions.

3. Corporate legal responsibility for unauthorised task

The third depend is introduced towards Akonta Mining Company Limited itself because the third accused particular person.

The firm is alleged to have, by means of its operations in Samreboi in 2024, permitted unauthorised mining actions on its concession with out ministerial approval.

This, too, is in breach of Sections 14(1) and 99(2)(b) of Act 703 as amended.

4. Purposely facilitating unlicensed mining

Under this depend, Wontumi is accused of intentionally facilitating mining operations by Henry Okum and Michael Gyedu Ayisi, who didn’t possess the requisite licence issued by the Minister.

The prosecution states that he enabled these actions to happen inside Akonta Mining’s concession, opposite to Section 99(2)(b) of the Minerals and Mining Act.

5. Purposely facilitating unlicensed mining

The fifth depend targets Kwame Antwi once more, alleging that he additionally purposely facilitated unlicensed mining operations on the corporate’s concession by the identical people, in breach of the identical authorized provision.

6. Corporate facilitation of unlicensed mining

The closing depend is directed at Akonta Mining Company Limited, alleging that the corporate enabled unlicensed mining actions on its concession.

This represents a company offence beneath Section 99(2)(b) of Act 703.

The expenses mirror the state’s rising reliance on current mining laws to deal with unlawful mining (galamsey).

Section 14(1) of the Minerals and Mining Act restricts the task of mineral rights with out ministerial approval, whereas Section 99(2)(b) criminalises the facilitation of unlicensed mining.

The Attorney-General’s Office, led by Dr Dominic Ayine, formally filed the costs on October 6 2025.

The case is predicted to check the scope of company and particular person legal responsibility for unlawful mining actions in Ghana.

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