GH¢49.9 Million NSB Trial: Atta Akyea speaks after court rejects application

Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has reacted to the decision by an Accra High Court to dismiss their application.

The application filed on October 19, 2026, sought to strike out specific portions of the prosecution’s response to the accused persons’ submission of no case to answer.

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He had also challenged the prosecution’s written submissions over alleged misrepresentations of witness testimony and documentary evidence.

Speaking to the media at the court premises after the sitting on October 29, 2026, Atta Akyea said he was satisfied that he had brought the matter to the court’s attention, adding that the Attorney General had not denied his claims.

“I'm very glad that the Attorney General did not deny the fact that there are some attributions to witnesses which were false and there were some misstatements also which were not right. I'm so glad. Well, the Attorney General did not deny my facts. He stated them,” he said.

Atta Akyea said he was hopeful that the judge would carefully examine the evidence and distinguish between what was supported by the trial record and what was not.

“The good news is that the judge is saying that he will look at the case, and he will see the difference between light and darkness, and he will separate the wheat from the chaff.

“I'm excited because I will not see what is not right in terms of the evidence and in terms of attribution to witnesses and loss of arrears. I’ve brought the truth to his attention. What he does with the truth, I leave it to him,” he stated.

The lawyer also defended his decision to challenge the prosecution’s submissions, saying lawyers had a professional duty to speak up when they believed statements made in court documents were not supported by the evidence.

“It is extremely necessary for our jurisprudence that a lawyer was intellectually awake and saw through matters captured by the Attorney General that were totally false in his written submissions and brought it to the attention of the judge,” he justified his decision.

Atta Akyea said he filed the application because he wanted the disputed portions removed from the court record, arguing that the court should not retain statements he considered false.

“I wanted them expunged. No court is entitled to be the receptacle of falsehood and the judge has the inherent power to correct the record,” he stated.

He maintained that the court should not allow statements he believes are unsupported by the evidence to stand alongside the facts established during the trial.

“The court cannot say the falsehood should be alongside the truth, especially when there's clear evidence that somebody is attempting to give evidence at the bar and the evidence is not borne by the record,” he said.

Atta Akyea said his action was intended to uphold professional standards and ensure that the proceedings reflected the evidence presented in court.

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Meanwhile, in its ruling, the High Court dismissed the application, stating that it lacked merit.

The court noted that the applicants had exercised their right of reply and extensively highlighted the alleged misrepresentations, which it had taken note of.



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