Lawyers of the former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene have expressed delight at the decision of the Court of Appeal after their appeal in relation to further disclosures from the Attorney-General was partially granted.
Despite dismissing request for the disclosure of bank account of the national security from 1992 to date, the Court of Appeal also directed the prosecution to provide file put together by the former National Security Coordinator in connection with the case.
Lawyers for the former National Signals Bureau Director, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife appealed the July 2025 High Court decision dismissing their request for further disclosures of several documents from the Attorney-General, which they argued would help their case.
Among other things, the appellants sought to overturn the High Court ruling by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu and secure a stay of proceedings until the exculpatory evidence is made available to Adu-Boahene or his lawyers.
In a ruling by a three-member panel, the Court of Appeal indicated that the appeal had succeeded in part.
The Court of Appeal ordered the Attorney-General to disclose the source of the 49.1 million cedis in the National Security Coordinator’s Special Operations account, which was transferred to the BNC Communications Bureau Limited account with UMB Bank.
The court also ordered the disclosure of portions of a file compiled by the former National Security Coordinator in connection with Adu-Boahene’s trial.
Additionally, the court ordered former National Security Coordinator Joshua Kyeremeh to make full disclosure on whether the 49.1 million cedis was intended solely for the acquisition of a cyber defence system.
Reliefs sought by Adu-Boahene’s lawyers, which were dismissed by the court, included a request for records of the National Security Special Operations account from 1992 to date.
The appellants’ plea for the names of private national security operatives serving as sources of confidential assistance was also dismissed by the court.
KWABENA ADU BOAHENE RELIEFS GRANTED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL
– Order for Respondents to provide appellants with the missing pages 2 to 89 of the Advantage Solutions Company Limited’s account with UMB Bank
– Order Attorney-General to disclose the source of GHC49.1million lodged in the National Security Coordinator’s Special operations account which was transferred to the BNC Communications Bureau Ltd account with UMB Bank
– Order for disclosure of portions of file put together by former National Security Coordinator connected with Adu-Boahene trial
– All correspondence by former National Security Coordinator Joshua Kyeremeh relating to the vetting of Angela Adjei Boateng and her use as source of confidential assistance to National Security (especially for opening of accounts for undercover national security operations)
– Order for former National Security Coordinator Joshua Kyeremeh to make full disclosure whether GHC49.1m was meant for acquisition of cyber defense system alone.
RELIEFS DISMISSED
– The names of private national security operatives who serve as sources of confidential assistance.
– Disclosure of national security operations accounts from President Rawlings’s government (1992-2001) to President Mahama’s government (2025 to date).
– Confirmatory evidence from ISC Holding ltd that it has a contract with the National Security of Ghana to service cyber defense system delivered to Ghana.
– Order directed at National Security Coordinator to open his national security space to the Court for inspection of the cyber defense system.
– Confirmatory evidence from Israeli ISC Holdings Ltd that the cyber defence system had not been delivered to the National Security.
By Laud Adu-Asare
