🔥Sad 😢 Chairman Wontumi Speaks At High Court Over Criminal Case in Samreboi Illegal Galamsey Trial

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:02]That's the one. Over here, are we in?

[00:00:30]You don't have to answer. Yes.

[00:00:32]Any area >> 20 minutes. Huh?

[00:00:35]10 The first accused person in the box.

[00:00:42]So, he's tendering his witness statement for adoption of the court.

[00:00:48]Then, uh when I finish with the intro, then the prosecution will start cross-examining him.

[00:00:56]And after which, uh we'll tender the ACC documents in the trial.

[00:01:02]I'm sure that by the close of the day, if we don't finish, then we may have to come back tomorrow or next week to continue cross-examination, indeed.

[00:01:12]Uh we are listed for tomorrow, but >> [music] >> I I personally will not be available tomorrow, so I'll pray the court for leave so that we can come and continue next week.

[00:01:23]Uh so, this is the game plan [music] for today.

[00:01:27]Our star witness, who is the accused person, is coming in the box today.

[00:01:32]Uh the other witnesses are not ready now. Uh two of them, they traveled. Uh so, we expect them to come back next week to come and tender in their witness statements for us to file on their behalf. Then we can bring them also to the box. But, in the meantime, while waiting, we need to amend our process and bring the accused person in the box today.

[00:01:56]It will It will be fine today. Counsel, last time you can say um >> Exactly what that is what I've said.

[00:02:04]Exactly what I've said.

[00:02:09]But sometimes some of you you don't come to the court to see observe so people are agitated misrepresenting what happened is in court. So I urge all of you some of you can come to court to observe proceedings and then you can report accurately.

[00:02:27]It is important because sometimes when you report incorrectly like that we get worried.

[00:02:33]So again as always we are very thankful for your continuous support. Okay. Thank you.

[00:03:44]I'm still upset.

[00:04:00]>> [laughter] >> I invited you to the courtroom.

[00:04:54]You didn't come.

[00:04:56]You have missed the the fun.

[00:04:59]Uh myself a lawyer, this is the first time I found my uh my client in the box and bamboozling all of us.

[00:05:10]It was such a spectacle.

[00:05:12]I want to commend him highly for the excellent evidence he gave to the court.

[00:05:19]So, we are very happy that it has all come to an end. That is the the star witness in this case.

[00:05:26]In other words, uh Chairman Uto Mes evidence super.

[00:05:31]So, uh we are happy.

[00:05:34]Nevertheless, we would we don't bring out the judgment.

[00:05:39]But, we know that we have done our due.

[00:05:43]We pray the court for leave to file two witness statements of our witnesses and we intimated we intimated to the court that we still want to rely on the evidence of such witnesses.

[00:05:58]And indeed the court granted our prayer that we should file our witness statements by the uh 28th of May.

[00:06:07]And then bring our witnesses into the box for the continuation of the case.

[00:06:13]We are thankful to you.

[00:06:15]You give us motivation always and you support our course.

[00:06:21]I want to believe that uh you would report accurately what happened in court.

[00:06:28]In fact, I have applied for record of proceedings. I'll share with you so that you'll make references to the record of proceedings.

[00:06:37]Indeed uh it has been a very wonderful display of emotions and evidence all mixed together.

[00:06:47]So, those of you who didn't come to the courtroom you have missed the fun. Those who came to the courtroom I'm sure you are all energized by what you heard and saw.

[00:06:57]So, as always we are grateful to you.

[00:07:00]Uh the matter has been adjourned to 28th of um May.

[00:07:05]We'll be here and I'm very hopeful that you will as usual come to give us the support that we always need.

[00:07:11]And on the days ahead of us I'll encourage you to come to the courtroom to observe proceedings as well so that you can also put your fingers on the exact evidence and report up- appropriately and accordingly. I thank you very much.

[00:07:26]>> you you told the court that these uh uh two witnesses you are talking about are not in the in the country. Yes.

[00:07:33]>> the time given you is it okay for you?

[00:07:36]Are you able to bring >> I am very hopeful that at least one of them promised that he'll be coming into the country on Monday.

[00:07:44]So, nothing at all. I'm hopeful that we can have somebody who filed his witness statement for us to go through.

[00:07:51]And then, in the process, we also find the second one, hopefully before the other one is discharged, so we can file that one, too, and rely on that.

[00:08:02]There is also a possibility of filing another one who would be our third witness. So, we haven't finished yet. We still have a story to tell, and we will tell our story within the law, and also expect that the court becomes a court, and that the court is a court.

[00:08:24]It is very necessary when I say that, because the provisions of our constitution requires that people are given fair hearing, adequate time and resources to be able to prepare defenses where you are charged of criminal offenses.

[00:08:40]And it is not for nothing that the provisions of our constitution enshrined in the constitution this provision was adequacy of time for preparation in answer to criminal charges. It is to insulate all of us against persecution and unwarranted arrest and trials. Thank you very much. Have a good evening.

[00:09:20]Witness I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I It was interesting. My mom my court them on you missed.

[00:09:34]The way you reported to know.

[00:09:37]>> to know.

[00:09:38]The lawyer opinion kind of report to the senior The ceremony and yet not about to or judgement.

[00:09:49]And to but For the first time one or no crowd to make out the court the way he feels about the matter.

[00:10:00]And tonight I am mix of evidence and emotions.

[00:10:12]I kind of two witnesses.

[00:10:15]And the extra court to say Prosecution The lawyer opinion so sorry yeah. I might go to who say And to say no article 19 one I will see a man adequate time to prepare.

[00:10:51]The moment No Yeah yeah my witnesses number Yeah No you close your case now addresses your children and the judgement about.

[00:11:08]Thank you very much.

[00:11:13]It does not constitute admission of failure.

[00:11:28]Amen.

[00:11:30]Amen.

[00:11:32]>> I want to be a cameraman.

[00:11:45]I see you got your sweater.

[00:11:47]And yeah. You got your sweater. And yeah. And yeah.

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