Why Deputy AG has rejected 'complex case' narrative in Adu-Boahene prosecution

Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has rejected suggestions that the criminal case against former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene is complex, insisting that the prosecution's allegations are straightforward and centred on the alleged diversion of public funds into a private account.

Speaking on Joy News on Sunday, July 26, 2026, Dr Srem-Sai claimed there had been a deliberate effort to portray the case as more complicated than it actually is.

"I think there's a very determined public campaign, media campaign, to create an impression. It's a simple case, Samson," he said.

Adu-Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited are currently standing trial on 11 charges, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences and wilfully causing financial loss to the state.

The charges, filed by the Attorney General in April 2025, allege that approximately GH¢49 million earmarked for the acquisition of cyber defence software was unlawfully diverted from the National Signals Bureau for private use. All the accused persons have pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to Dr Srem-Sai, the prosecution's case is based on evidence that public funds were transferred from a government account into a private account under the pretext of purchasing defence equipment for the state.

"There is public money in a public account. You have moved the public money from the public account into a private account and told the bank which did the transaction that you are using the money to go and purchase defence equipment for the state," he said.

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The Deputy Attorney General further alleged that the prosecution's evidence shows the funds were later used to acquire personal assets instead of the intended national security equipment.

"The evidence shows from the account into which you deposited the money that you spent the money to buy houses for yourself and other high-end cars which you were renting and using for your own good," he alleged.

He maintained that the alleged conduct amounts to public financial offences.

"Our case is simple. You cannot do this with public money. It amounts to stealing or causing financial loss or any of the public financial offences. That is what we are charging for," he added.

Dr Srem-Sai also disclosed that one of the initial explanations advanced by the defence was that the funds represented the repayment of loans allegedly advanced by Adu-Boahene to a public institution.

"They first started by saying that it was a loan. I'm sure you heard about that, that he gives loans to the public institution, and so the money moving back into his account is a repayment of the loan," he said.

The case is continuing before the High Court, where the prosecution is seeking to prove that public funds intended for the procurement of national security equipment were unlawfully diverted for private benefit.

The accused persons have denied all the charges and, under Ghanaian law, remain presumed innocent unless proven guilty by the court.