Republic vs Adu-Boahene: Cross-examination 'exposes' discrepancies in AG's Excel evidence

Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial involving former Bureau of National Communications (BNC) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, came under intense cross-examination on Thursday after she was unable to identify multiple transactions recorded in an Excel spreadsheet tendered by the Attorney-General as evidence.

The witness failed to trace several alleged withdrawals, including GH¢100,000, GH¢1 million, GH¢11,428.50, GH¢600,000, GH¢800,000 and GH¢1.2 million, in corresponding official bank statements, despite having recorded them in the spreadsheet presented to the court.

Donkor, a former Director of Advantage Solutions Limited, was initially arrested, detained, granted bail and charged as an accused person in the case. However, the Attorney-General subsequently withdrew the charges against her and later enlisted her as a prosecution witness.

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She testified before Criminal Court 3 – Specialised Court 1 in Accra on June 11, 2026.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea, Donkor confirmed entries contained in Exhibits J and J1, the Excel spreadsheets tendered by the prosecution, which recorded multiple withdrawals allegedly made from the BNC Operations Account at Labone and related accounts between 2020 and 2021.

However, when confronted with official bank statements, she was unable to identify several of the transactions she had recorded in the exhibits.

When pressed to reconcile the discrepancies, the witness responded: “If the bank had acted on it, then it should be there.”

Donkor further acknowledged that she had personally prepared the Excel records but maintained that they were compiled based on instructions and operational circumstances at the time. She was, however, unable to explain why several entries did not appear in the official bank statements presented in court.

The defence argued that the inconsistencies raise questions about the credibility and reliability of the prosecution's documentary evidence, particularly Exhibits G, J and J1, which form a central part of the financial narrative in the case.

The court, presided over by Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, adjourned the matter to June 15, 2026, for the continuation of cross-examination.