Plea Bargain Request Does Not Mean Guilt – Wontumi’s Lawyer

About this episode

Andy Appiah-Kubi discusses the implications of a plea bargain in the case of Wontumi, clarifying it does not imply guilt.

Andy Appiah-Kubi, lawyer for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has clarified that his client's decision to initiate plea bargain discussions with the state in the ongoing criminal trial over an alleged GH¢14.3 million loan fraud involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) does not amount to an admission of guilt.

People in this episode

Guest: Andy Appiah-Kubi

Topics covered

• plea bargain
• criminal trial
• loan fraud
• legal clarification
• politics
• NPP

Keywords

• plea bargain
• Wontumi
• loan fraud
• criminal trial
• legal advice
• NPP
• Exim Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Patriotic Party, Ghana Export-Import Bank

Places: Ghana

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