Shock and anger after top Ghanaian politician sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining

The situation

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as "Chairman Wontumi", was also fined more than $10,000 (£7,450)

The impact

The significance lies in what happens next: BBC notes that responses are already forming.

The shock backdrop

The arc leading to this moment stretches across multiple prior developments in shock, anger, top, ghanaian, politician, as BBC has documented.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our shock read

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of shock, anger, top, ghanaian, politician: Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as "Chairman Wontumi", was also fined more than $10,000 (£7,450).