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An Accra High Court has directed the prosecution team in the ongoing criminal trial of the former head of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, to file all witness statements by May 20, 2025.
The order was given by His Lordship, Justice John Eugene Nyadu Nyante, and directed at the Attorney General.
The trial judge, who raised concerns about personal liberties of the accused persons, particularly Mr Adu-Boahene, encouraged the Deputy Attorney General to try as much as possible to expedite the trial.
Mr Adu-Boahene and his wife are currently on bail. The case has been adjourned to May 26.
Background
Attorney-General Dominic Ayine formally charged the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei Boateng over corruption offences to the tune of several millions of cedis.
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Together with two others, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, they are facing charges of 11 counts of offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and wilfully causing financial loss.
According to the writ filed at the High Court on Wednesday, April 30, Mr Adu-Boahene, who was responsible for overseeing critical national security infrastructure, including contracts with foreign companies, signed a deal with an Israeli company, ISC Holdings Limited, to purchase cyber defence software for $7 million.
In total, Adu-Boahene is alleged to have transferred approximately GHS 49 million (around $7 million) from the NSB’s funds into his personal accounts, falsely justifying these transactions as payments for the cyber defence systems, together with his accomplice.
The Court on May 2, ordered that the former head of the NSB, be kept in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for seven working days, to enable the Attorney General to complete the preparation of its witness statements.
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