Despite a vigil in protest of his overnight detention by police, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, is set to be arraigned before court Wednesday, charged with assaulting a public officer.
Regional Secretary of the opposition party, Sam Pyne, told Luv News police are yet to decide Chairman Wontumi’s bail condition later Wednesday.
Mr Antwi-Boasiako
Mr Antwi-Boasiako allegedly slapped MP for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, and constituency secretary Felix Ibrahim.
The incident is said to have occurred at a polling centre in the same constituency during the limited voter registration exercise on Sunday.
Mr Boasiako handed himself to the police yesterday after being declared wanted, and has remained in police custody.
Hundreds of NPP supporters thronged the Kumasi Central police station, on Tuesday claiming the NPP leader's detention is politically motivated. They say a simple case of assault should not result in detention.
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