Adu-Boahene trial: Prosecution can’t give you title documents of alleged stolen vehicles – Court rules
The High Court in Accra has dismissed in part an application seeking an order from the trial court to direct the Attorney-General to provide information on claims of stolen cars allegedly found in the fleet of rental cars of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene.
In a ruling today (July 29), the court presided over by Justice John Eugene Nyadu Nyanteh upheld arguments by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem Sai that the documents – bill of lading, port of entry – being requested for by the accused person was already in his possession.
The court however directed the police investigators to deliver to the defence directly all information in their possession in respect of the vehicle to aid the accused person in the preparation of defence in the trial in which Adu-Boahene is standing trial together with his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng and two others for allegedly stealing GH¢49.1 million from the state in a purported deal to procure a cybersecurity system for the country.
The application was filed by counsel for Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, to build a defence on the allegations that his client was selling stolen cars he had bought.
Meanwhile, Mildred Donkor, who said she no longer needed the services of Mr Atta Akyea has a new lawyer.
Mr Nutifafa Nutsukpui announced himself as counsel for Mildred Donkor when the case was called for hearing today.
Before Mr Atta Akyea moved his application for the A-G to release the title documents to his client, Mr Nutsukpui prayed the court to afford him opportunity to see copies of the pending applications and any response that the Attorney General may have delivered.
However, that was turned down by the court on grounds that Donkor is not an illiterate.
“It is to be reasonably expected that she (Donkor) will furnish her counsel with all pending processes before the court in respect of some of which she was being called upon at the last court date to conduct the cross examination,” the judge said.
The case has been adjourned to July 31, 2025 for continuation.
Charges
Adu-Boahene and Adjei-Boateng have been accused of moving GH¢49 million, meant for purchasing the software for the state, into their private company through a complex web of companies ultimately owned by ASL.
On the other hand, Mildred Donkor, a former bank relations officer for the two and a director of Advantage Solutions Limited (ASL), the sole shareholder of a private company that the prosecution alleged was used to receive the GH¢49 million, has been accused of assisting the couple in moving the money, which the prosecution alleged had been used to purchase landed properties in Accra, Kumasi and London, as well as other properties.
In all, the four accused persons — Adu-Boahene, Adjei-Boateng, Donkor and ASL — have pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of offences ranging from defrauding by false pretences, one count of wilfully causing financial loss to the state, one count of using public office for personal gain and one count of obtaining public property by false pretences.
