Travesty of Justice – Adu Boahene’s lawyer breaks silence
Samuel Atta Akyea, legal counsel for former National Signals Bureau head Kwabena Adu Boahene, has condemned his client’s prosecution as a travesty of justice.
The lawyer revealed he has ceased all communication with Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine, citing concerns that their discussions might be recorded and misrepresented.
This development followed an Accra High Court decision to remand Adu Boahene in EOCO custody for seven working days, allowing the Attorney General’s office to complete witness statements.
The lawyer insisted his client deserves a fair trial without procedural manipulation. “That is a travesty of justice, playing with the liberty of the individual,” he told journalists at the court premises.
The case has been adjourned to May 13 for further directions.
Mr Atta Akyea accused the prosecution of employing delay tactics and acting in bad faith.
He stated his refusal to engage further with the Attorney General, expressing apprehension that any communication could be leaked and distorted.
“I don’t want to eat a meal which is not cooked. I thought we should wait. And then what they [Attorney General] said in the press, we will never prosecute anybody unless we have all the evidence. You see, this cancels the initial position. We don’t have the evidence, but we rushed the man to court and you come and plead with the court for more time.”
The ruling came after previous proceedings were adjourned to consider bail arguments.
Prosecutors argued they needed additional time to prepare their case.
Following the decision, EOCO officials immediately took Adu Boahene into custody.
Background
Attorney-General Dominic Ayine has formally charged the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei Boateng over corruption offences to the tune of several millions of cedis.
Together with two others, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, they are facing charges of 11 counts of offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and wilfully causing financial loss.
According to the writ filed at the High Court on Wednesday, April 30, Mr Adu-Boahene, who was responsible for overseeing critical national security infrastructure, including contracts with foreign companies, signed a deal with an Israeli company, ISC Holdings Limited, to purchase cyber defence software for $7 million.
In total, Adu-Boahene is alleged to have transferred approximately GHS 49 million (around $7 million) from the NSB’s funds into his personal accounts, falsely justifying these transactions as payments for the cyber defence systems, together with his accomplice.
