The Office of the Attorney General (AG) has filed a total of 85 separate documentations in a bid to secure a conviction against the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife and two others accused of stealing GH¢49.1 million from the state.
The Office has also filed witness statements of three witnesses it will be calling to prove the allegations made against the accused persons who, according to court documents, created private companies that mirrored a public entity and funneled the resources into them, which they withdrew and used to live luxurious lifestyles.
Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai has also sought leave of the court yesterday to file another document it secured from the Office of the Auditor-General which indicates that Mr. Adu-Boahene who was a public officer, did not declare his assets prior to assuming his roles as head of the NSB.
The accused persons and their lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea have confirmed being served with what he described as mountainous disclosures filed by the Attorney General during case management.
However, the accused persons are pushing the court to order the prosecution to disclose all National Security Coordinators’ operational accounts.
Mr. Adu-Boahene, his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng as well as Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, are facing a total of 11 counts of conspiracy to commit crime, stealing, using public office for profit, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.
They have all denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing trial, which has attracted both national and international attention.
The former NSB boss has been charged with stealing, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit and money laundering.
His wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng has been charged with conspiracy to steal, collaboration to commit the crime of using public office for profit, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
The prosecution, as part of its disclosures, has filed a chart to simplify how the monies that were allegedly stolen were expended.
Dr. Srem-Sai told the court yesterday that the charts show the journey of the money from the government BNC account through to the private companies and personal accounts of the accused persons and other accounts they control, as well as other beneficiaries of the transfers.
“The charts contain the date of the transfers, the dates and the names of the beneficiaries. We believe that at the end of this, it would be clear who withdrew or received these monies,” he added.
The court, presided over by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu, has adjourned the case to June 26, 2025 for continuation of case management and fixing of dates for commencement of trial.
-DGN online
