Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Minister of Justice, has said the ongoing case against former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, is a simple case.
The Deputy Attorney General dismissed the difficulty in the GH¢49 million Adu-Boahene case, arguing that the case is simple and backed by strong evidence.
He also refuted claims that the Attorney General’s office is struggling to prosecute the case, adding that their argument is based on clear evidence that public funds were transferred from a state account into a private account under the guise of procuring defence equipment.
He disclosed that evidence before the court shows the funds were instead used to acquire personal assets, including houses and high-end vehicles.
Speaking on The Law on JoyNews on April 19, 2026, Justice Srem-Sai, “It is a simple case. Public money was moved from a public account into a private account with the explanation that it was for the purchase of defence equipment”.
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Justice Srem-Sai also stressed that the prosecution remains focused on courtroom proceedings rather than engaging in media exchanges.
“I do not believe in stepping out of court to grant interviews after every sitting,” he said.
Meanwhile, Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has boldly declared that they are going to tear the prosecution’s case into shreds.
According to Atta Akyea, they will not invent one false story but will base their arguments strictly on verifiable facts.
Speaking after the court proceedings on April 2, 2026, Samuel Atta Akyea stated, “We will not invent one false story against the Economic and Organised Crime Office and, by extension, the Attorney General. Everything we are doing in this case will be dangerously factual so that nobody will say this is Atta Akyea’s or Kwabena Adu-Boahene’s invention”.
“So, we’re not worried at all. At the end of the day, we will tear the prosecution’s case into shreds,” he added.
“She went there as a national security operative to pay cheques. It has an account name and number, and it isn’t Adu-Boahene’s private account or number. So, what comical joke is this that Adu-Boahene has taken money from the state and hidden it in a private account and was enjoying it?” he questioned.
Background
It will be recalled that Kwabena Adu Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng, and one other have been charged by the state for stealing, defrauding by false pretences, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit a crime.
According to the charge sheet, Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife stole state funds to the tune of GHc 49 million.
The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, filed 11 charges against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and three others at the High Court in Accra.
In court some weeks ago, the Supreme Court dismissed Adu Boahene’s legal team’s motion to prohibit Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu from presiding over the $49 million case.
The apex court unanimously dismissed the application to prohibit the presiding judge in the Kwabena Adu-Boahene trial from further hearing the case on grounds of bias.
The 5-member panel of justices of the apex court held that the application was without merit and did not meet the requirements to prohibit the trial judge.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed the Attorney-General’s application for a review in the case involving former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu Boahene.
According to reports, the Supreme Court, in a 6–1 majority decision, dismissed an application by the Attorney-General seeking a review of its earlier ruling on criminal disclosures.
The verdict was delivered by Justice Yonny Kulendi, the lone dissenting opinion.