The High Court in Accra has scheduled July 18, 2025, as the start date for the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and three others over the alleged misuse of GH₵49.1 million allocated for cybersecurity defence software.
The trial date was set following the court’s rejection of a request from the defence team seeking access to national security financial records dating back to 1992.
The court indicated that all necessary disclosures by the prosecution had been made and that the Case Management Conference had concluded, paving the way for the trial to begin in two weeks.
The ruling, however, has stirred debate. Lead defence lawyer Samuel Atta-Akyea sharply criticised the court’s decision, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.”
Speaking to the media, Atta-Akyea accused the court of deliberately withholding crucial evidence and alleged that the presiding judge had come under undue influence from the Attorney General’s office.
He also pointed to procedural inconsistencies, stating that although the judge had previously promised a detailed ruling on July 21, a brief summary decision was instead delivered on July 3—an action he believes was taken at the Attorney General’s behest.
