NSB case: Circumstances are very hostile; democracy is sitting upside down — Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for the immediate past National Signal Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, has described the situation surrounding his clients’ detention as hostile.

The legal practitioner revealed that during a visit to interact with his clients, he was treated unfairly, given only the detention counter to write on while officers monitored his conversation.

In an interview on Accra-based JoyNews on Tuesday, March 25, the former Abuakwa South lawmaker described the situation as a sign that democracy in the country was “sitting upside down.”

“I didn’t even have the benefit of a table to write. They insisted that I take instructions at the counter while they listened in and recorded everything. It tells you that the circumstances are very hostile, and democracy is sitting upside down,” he said.

He also took a swipe at the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, accusing him of undermining justice in the handling of allegations against his clients.

Atta Akyea further expressed shock at Dr. Ayine’s suggestion of a plea bargain while investigations were still ongoing.

“The Attorney General is now both the court of law and the prosecutor at the same time. How can you say you haven’t even taken statements from the suspects, yet you are talking about plea bargaining?” he questioned.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng are currently in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over allegations of misappropriating GHC39 million.