Owusu, the second accused in the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Another, was convicted on his own plea after the Court accepted a plea agreement entered under Section 71 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).

The charge was based on corruption of a public officer and accepting a bribe to influence a public officer.

This case stems from the 2019 Galamsey Fraud Part One investigation by Tiger Eye PI, which implicated Owusu and then-presidential staffer Charles Bissue in facilitating illegal mining licences for bribes, bypassing official processes.

Aide to Wontumi Convicted in Galamsey Bribery Case
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Accra, 4 June 2025 – The High Court today convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (popularly known as Chairman Wontumi), in a corruption case tied… pic.twitter.com/I29qwkEUpe

— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) June 4, 2025

Aide to Wontumi Convicted in Galamsey Bribery Case
ACCRA, 4 June 2025 – The High Court today convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (popularly known as Chairman Wontumi), in a corruption case tied… pic.twitter.com/I29qWkEUpE

— Office of the Special Prosecutor – Ghana (@ospghana) June 4, 2025

According to the agreement, Owusu will pay:

• A fine of 500 penalty units (equivalent to GH¢6,000), and

• Restitution of GH¢200,000 to the state

For bribing a public officer with GH¢15,000.

Following his conviction, the Court struck out two additional charges — corruption of a public officer and accepting a bribe to influence a public officer.

Owusu’s conviction narrows the case to focus solely on the first accused, Charles Bissue, who is accused of using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

His trial will continue on June 10, 2025, with a scheduled case management conference.

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This according to him will be informed by a meeting he had with police in the Ashanti Region over the claims he made following the death of the late Deputy Finance Minister.

Mr Asiedu purported to be an aide to the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, said he had a discussion with some top police officers but will return for further probe.

“Yesterday [Tuesday] I personally went to the police as I had indicated. I met with the Regional Police Commander, the Deputy Commander, the Regional CID boss and the Regional Operations Director with my lawyers. I was there and we had a conversation.

“But they told me that they would prefer me to meet the national boss, so next week, I will prepare myself and go. I spoke to one of the CID bosses at the National headquarters through the Regional Commander, and I have told him I will come and talk to them so that I can tell them whatever I know. Probably when I’m done, I will have some ten questions for John Kumah’s wife, just ten so that the case flows as we all expect,” he said on Wontumi FM.

The broadcaster following the MP’s death among other things claimed that he was poisoned alongside Chairman Wontumi in October 2023.

Mrs Lilian Kumah has already denied the claims that her husband died of poisoning, insisting he had been battling a terminal ailment.

But Oheneba insists they were poisoned through a guinea pig flesh in Tamale, an event he believes contributed to the MP’s death as he was never the same again.

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