The Chair of the South African Council of Elders for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has defended the Attorney General's (AG) press briefing on the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He highlighted that the AG was only briefing the public about the case and other suspected cases of corruption.

During a panel discussion on 'Maakye' on Kessben TV, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Benjamin Kofi Quashie repudiated the notion of trial by public opinion, emphasising that the Attorney-General acted in good faith by providing the public with information.

According to Mr Quashie, the description of Adu-Boahene's lawyers of the AG's actions in their letter as acting in the realm of emotions and party frenzy is misplaced.

He pointed out that before the establishment of laws, there was morality, and that should be the guiding post of life. Mr. Quashie added that with the exposé by the AG, the lawyers ought not to have written such a letter. "The letter defeats the purpose of logic and makes us all look stupid," he stressed.

Commenting on the arrest of Mr Adu-Boahene, he reminded the New Patriotic Party of arresting people at the airport and in churches during their era in their bid to ensure accountability. Mr Quashie cautioned members of the NPP fraternity to hasten slowly, counselling them to desist from painting a picture that depicts public servants can loot the state and go scot-free.

"You can loot state resources and use the same ill-gotten wealth to seek legal representation when the State comes after you; I find this problematic," he stated.

When his attention was drawn to the fact that the AG's actions sought to pronounce Adu-Boahene guilty in the court of public opinion, Mr Quashie disagreed, saying, if Mr Adu-Boahene had refuted the claims made by the AG regarding properties he had amassed within the last eight years, "one does not need to be a lawyer or a law graduate to know that this is criminal. The AG isn't being prejudicial but pointing out how people have looted state resources," he emphasised.

In Mr Quashie's view, this case is bad for Ghana's democratic journey and must not be countenanced.

"I'm not a lawyer, but commonsensically, the state must recover the loot and not be too interested in jailing Adu-Boahene. We need the money to build the country for the next generation," he said.