【全非资讯·加纳】 加纳采矿案：高等法院将对Wontumi作出裁决

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位于 Accra 的 High Court 将于今日对 New Patriotic Party（NPP）的 Ashanti Region 主席 Bernard Antwi-Boasiako（俗称 Chairman Wontumi）的刑事诉讼案作出判决。\n\n他被指控非法转让其位于 Western Region 内 Samreboi 的采矿特许权。\n\nBernard Antwi-Boasiako 先生对未经批准转让矿业权以及故意为无照采矿活动提供便利的指控表示不认罪，上述指控涉嫌违反《Minerals and Mining Act》。\n\n在 WhatsApp | LinkedIn 上关注我们，获取最新头条新闻。\n\n若被判无罪，即表明法院认定控方未能做到排除合理怀疑地证明其指控；然而，如果被判有罪，他可能面临最高 25 年的有期徒刑。\n\n在宣判前夕，被告辩护律师 Samuel Atta Akyea 于 7 月 16 日提交动议，请求推迟宣判并将此案移交 Supreme Court，以对《Minerals and Mining Act》的相关条款进行法律解释。\n\nSamuel Atta Akyea 律师主张，其当事人被指控所依据的《2006 年 Minerals and Mining Act》（Act 703）第 14 条第 1 款规定存在含糊不清、适用范围过宽的问题，且与《1992 年 Constitution》第 19 条第 11 款关于公正审判保障的规定不符。\n\n他请求法院将这一宪法争议问题移交 Supreme Court；若该请求被驳回，则请求法院宣告其当事人无罪并当庭释放。

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The High Court in Accra will today deliver judgment in the criminal trial of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

He is accused of unlawfully assigning his mining concession at Samreboi in the Western Region.

Mr Antwi-Boasiako pleaded not guilty to charges of assignment of mineral rights without approval and purposely facilitating an unlicensed mining operation, contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act.

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If acquitted, the court would have found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. If convicted, however, he could face a custodial sentence of up to 25 years.

Ahead of the judgment, counsel for the accused, Samuel Atta Akyea, filed a motion on July 16 seeking a postponement of the judgment and a referral of the case to the Supreme Court for interpretation of provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act.

Mr Akyea argued that Section 14(1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), under which his client is being prosecuted, is vague, overbroad and inconsistent with the fair trial guarantees under Article 19(11) of the 1992 Constitution.

He prayed the court to refer the constitutional question to the Supreme Court and, if the request is declined, to acquit and discharge his client.

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