The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Kwabena Adu-Boahene and three others seeking the full disclosures of National Security operational accounts from 1992 to date.
Lawyers of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, indicated to the court that they had filed a motion for further disclosures on June 23 and prayed to the court to move same since they had already served the Attorney-General’s Office.
In the motion filed by the Defence lawyers, they are requesting the details of the National Security Coordinators’ operational accounts from 1992 to date, which entails the tenures of five Presidents.
The accounts consist of the governments of Presidents Rawlings (1992 to 2001), Kufuor (2001 to 2009), Atta Mills (2009 to 2012), Mahama (2012 to 2017), Akufo-Addo (2017 to 2025) and Mahama (2025 to date).
Samuel Atta Akyea argued that the AG had disclosed matters that border on national security to advance their case and had left out some details, hence their motion.
“Relating to a very unfortunate dimension to what the AG filed, which is the National Security Coordinator’s Special Operations account, the AG is comfortable divulging national security matters to advance the prosecution of this case.
“By reason of the authorities already known that disclosures at the behest of the prosecution must of necessity include all that is exculpatory of the accused persons and it is not the pleasure of the AG to decide which of the disclosures are palatable to him and those which are not.
“Baffoe Bonnie case and the practice direction spells it out and the operative word is -shall- which means mandatory,” Atta Akyea noted.
But Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, leading the prosecution, opposed the motion, citing irrelevance to the case against the former National Signals Bureau Director.
He argued that the case against Kwabena Adu Boahene, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and the company bordered on the allegation that they had moved funds from a particular government account into a private company, which they had incorporated within a particular period.
In court on Thursday, July 3, 2025, presiding judge Eugene Nyadu Nyantei refused the application and ordered the defence to file their disclosures.
Justice Nyadu Nyante further set July 18 for the commencement of the trial.
Reacting to the Court’s decision, however, Atta Akyea prayed for a brief adjournment in order for defenceto assess the ruling.
“Ordinarily, an order emanating from the court should have one week automatic suspension. It is important that we have the full complement of your decision to enable us to inform ourselves as to whether or not we will lodge an appeal and file stay of proceedings,” he explained.
But Deputy Attorney-General Srem Sai opposed the prayer and pleaded for an expedited trial.
An openly disgruntled Atta Akyea retorted that the AG was hiding documents and vehemently opposed the prayer for speedy trial.
“Attorney General is hiding documents you say you want to go on trial. I won’t accept any ambulance trial,” he charged.
He added that the defense would appeal the decision by the court.
Kwabena Adu Boahene, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited are facing 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 pleaded not guilty and are on bail.
