Adu Boahen trial: Court discharges 3rd accused, dismisses Atta Akyea’s objection

The High Court in Accra has dismissed the objection raised by lawyers for Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, against the Attorney General’s notice to withdraw prosecution against the third accused, Mildred Donkor.

Lead counsel for Adu Boahene, Atta Akyea, argued that instead of a notice of withdrawal, the Attorney General must come by a motion, asserting that the amendments the prosecution is seeking are far-reaching and cannot be effected by a mere notice to the High Court.

However, the judge, Justice John Nyadu Nyante, overruled the objection, noting that the Attorney General, who is constitutionally mandated to prosecute, does not require the consent of the court to exercise his discretion to withdraw.

Meanwhile, the third accused, Mildred Donkor, has been discharged. The court has further directed that all records of her be expunged from the records.

The ruling follows the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine’s discontinuation of the prosecution against Mildred Donkor, the third accused person in the ongoing GHS49 million theft case involving former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng.

According to a notice filed at the High Court in Accra on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Ms. Donkor was formally discharged under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30). The decision follows her reported agreement to serve as a prosecution witness in the case.

Her testimony is expected to shed light on the alleged theft and misappropriation of state funds that led to charges being brought against Adu-Boahene (1st accused), Adjei-Boateng (2nd accused), and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited (4th accused).

Ms. Donkor’s role in the case shifted when she abruptly dismissed her lawyer in open court on July 18 — moments before the prosecution was scheduled to call its first witness