Attorney-General urges court to reject Adu-Boahene’s no-case submission

The Attorney-General has asked the Accra High Court to reject a no-case submission filed by former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his co-accused, insisting that the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence to require them to defend themselves.

In its response to the application, the State argued that the evidence and documents tendered during the trial established a prima facie case against the accused persons and justified calling them to open their defence.

The application was filed on September 25, 2026, by lawyers for Mr Adu-Boahene, led by Samuel Atta-Akyea, who urged the court to discharge their clients on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to establish the charges against them.

The defence pointed to alleged gaps in the prosecution’s evidence, the absence of key witnesses, including the late National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, and what it described as difficulties linking GH¢49.1 million allegedly diverted from state funds to properties and vehicles associated with the accused persons. It also raised concerns about missing pages in bank statements.

The Attorney-General has rejected those arguments, maintaining that the evidence presented so far is sufficient for the accused persons to answer the charges.

The prosecution called four witnesses and tendered bank statements, cheques and other documentary evidence in the case against Mr Adu-Boahene, his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited.

The State alleges that the accused persons dishonestly appropriated GH¢49.1 million earmarked for the procurement of a US$7 million cyber-defence system for Ghana.

According to the prosecution, three cheques valued at GH¢27.1 million, GH¢1 million and GH¢21 million were drawn from a National Security account and allegedly diverted. The State contends that only US$1.75 million was paid to Israeli company ISC Holdings, while the remaining funds were allegedly channelled into private businesses, properties and investments.

In addressing the defence’s concerns over the absence of Mr Kyeremeh, the Attorney-General argued that his death did not invalidate the documentary evidence presented in court, including bank records and signatures.

The State also maintained that the alleged failure to fully deliver the cyber-defence system was relevant to its case concerning the use of the funds.

The Attorney-General contends that the evidence, when considered collectively, provides sufficient grounds for the accused persons to explain the transactions and their alleged roles in the handling of the money.

The charges include stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the State, using public office for profit and money laundering.

The State is therefore asking the court to dismiss the no-case submission and direct the accused persons to open their defence.

The court is expected to determine the application after the defence files its response to the Attorney-General’s arguments.