NSA Trial: Osei Assibey Antwi’s lawyers challenge prosecution documents

Lawyers for former National Service Authority (NSA) Director-General Osei Assibey Antwi have challenged documents filed by the prosecution in his trial over the alleged ghost names scandal.

In an update shared on the X page of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team on October 26, 2026, the defence argued that the pages were out of sequence and asked the court to order the prosecution to withdraw and refile the documents.

The court maintained that the prosecution had complied with its earlier orders and properly numbered the documents.

It said the defence could raise any further concerns when the prosecution seeks to tender them during the trial.

The case management conference proceeded despite an initial request by the counsel for Assibey Antwi to adjourn the sitting.

The prosecution took the court through the documents it had filed, the witnesses it intends to call and the exhibits they are expected to rely on to prove its case.

After nearly two hours of proceedings, the court adjourned the case management conference to Monday, November 2, 2026, for completion.

Assibey Antwi is facing charges arising from alleged financial irregularities at the NSA, including claims involving payments to non-existent national service personnel and money laundering

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

See the post below:

Court Update.

Republic v Osei Assibey Antwi (National Service Case).

Despite initial attempts by Counsel for the accused person to seek an adjournment for the day, the Court conducted the business for the day which was case management conference.

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Lawyers for the accused person had throughout the sitting for the day, raised issues with the numbering of pages of documents which the prosecution intended to rely on arguing that the numbering was out of sequence and further praying that the court orders the prosecution to withdraw and refile these documents.

The court however insisted that prosecution had complied with the previous orders of the court and have clearly numbered the documents and that if the accused Lawyers had any issues, they may raise them at trial at the point of tendering these documents.

Prosecution proceeded to conduct case management conference by taking the court through the documents they have filed, witnesses they intend to call and exhibits these witnesses intend to rely on to prove the charges against the accused person.

The Court after close to 2 hours of sitting adjourned to Monday 2nd Novermber, 1:30pm for completion of the case management conference.

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