Attorney-General says it cannot produce some evidence ordered by court in Adu-Boahene trial

The Attorney-General has informed the High Court that it is unable to produce several categories of evidence that the Court of Appeal directed it to disclose in the ongoing trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, and Advantage Solutions Limited (ASL).

The three accused are facing charges over allegations that they diverted GH¢49.1 million intended for the acquisition of a national cyber defence system.

In a response dated July 1, 2026, and filed before the High Court, Principal State Attorney Esi Dentaa Yankah stated that the prosecution has not come into possession of the missing 88 pages of Advantage Solutions Limited's Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) account statement, one of the six categories of documents the Court of Appeal ordered to be disclosed.

The Court of Appeal, in a ruling delivered on May 28, 2026, partly upheld an appeal by Adu-Boahene and Adjei-Boateng challenging the Attorney-General's refusal to disclose certain evidence in the criminal trial.

The appellate court directed the prosecution to disclose the missing pages of the UMB bank statement, the source of the GH¢49.1 million allegedly transferred, and portions of the National Security Coordinator's file relating to the acquisition of the cyber defence system.

It also ordered the disclosure of records relating to the National Security Coordinator's special operations accounts linked to Adu-Boahene, as well as correspondence between the National Security Coordinator and Angela Adjei-Boateng concerning the opening of special purpose accounts at UMB.

Responding to the court's directives, the Attorney-General argued that the defence was already in possession of the complete UMB bank statement because it had been tendered through the prosecution's second witness and admitted into evidence as Exhibits 15 and 15A.

However, with respect to the remaining items, the Attorney-General maintained that the prosecution does not possess the requested materials and is therefore unable to disclose them.

According to the filing, the prosecution has not obtained information identifying the source of the GH¢49.1 million transferred into the UMB account of B.N.C. Communications Bureau Limited.

The Attorney-General also indicated that it does not have access to the file reportedly compiled by the then National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, regarding the acquisition of the cyber defence system.

Additionally, the prosecution said it is unable to produce correspondence authored by Mr Kyeremeh or any previous National Security Coordinator relating to the vetting of Advantage Solutions Limited, the establishment of the special purpose accounts, or records of the special operations accounts themselves.

The filing further stated that the prosecution is also unable to disclose whether the GH¢49.1 million—equivalent to approximately US$7 million, according to the prosecution—was intended exclusively for the cyber defence system project.