The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by lawyers representing former National Signals Bureau Director, Kwabena Adu Boahene, and his wife, seeking to overturn a High Court decision that refused their application for further disclosures from the Attorney General (AG).
The defense lawyers, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, had filed a motion in July seeking the full disclosures of National Security operational accounts from 1992 to date. This information would entail the tenures of five Presidents, covering 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).
Mr. Atta Akyea argued that the AG had selectively disclosed matters bordering on national security to advance their case while omitting crucial details, which necessitated their motion.
However, Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem Sai opposed the motion, citing its irrelevance to the core charges against the former Director and his co-accused—Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and a company. Dr. Srem Sai argued that the substantive case was focused on the allegation that the accused parties had moved funds from a specific government account into a private company they incorporated within a particular period.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Nyantei, initially dismissed the application.
Appearing before the Court of Appeal on Monday, Mr. Atta Akyea maintained that the prosecution’s failure to disclose the relevant pages was damaging the case of his clients, whose rights, he argued, had been infringed upon.
The panel of three justices ultimately dismissed the application, indicating that the Prosecution’s case must not be disrupted by the Court of Appeal when the defense had not proved any circumstances that warranted the stay of proceedings and the subsequent overturning of the High Court’s decision.
