The Accra High Court has given former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, until December 4, 2026, to file witness statements if they intend to testify in their defence in the GH¢49.1 million cyber-defence case.
The court also directed the accused persons to open their defence on the remaining charges after acquitting and discharging Adu-Boahene on two of the 11 counts brought against him, following a submission of no case to answer by the defence.
The case has been adjourned to December 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. for continuation.
Adu-Boahene, his wife and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited, are facing charges including stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit and money laundering. They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The prosecution alleges that the accused persons diverted GH¢49.1 million intended for the procurement of a US$7 million cyber-defence system, with only US$1.75 million paid to the Israeli supplier, ISC Holdings.
However, the defence team, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, argued in its submission of no case that the prosecution had failed to establish that the money involved was public funds, that the transactions were unauthorised or that the accused persons acted with criminal intent.
The lawyers also questioned the prosecution's failure to call key witnesses, including the late National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, who signed the disputed cheques.
The prosecution called four witnesses before closing its case.
The accused persons are expected to file their witness statements by December 4, if they wish to testify, ahead of the resumption of proceedings on December 10.
