The Specialised Division of the High Court has dismissed attempts by lawyers representing former National Signals Bureau Director General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and the other accused persons to introduce email correspondence and pension payment records into evidence in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving the alleged misappropriation of GH¢49 million intended for government cybersecurity infrastructure.
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, during the continued cross examination of the third prosecution witness in the highly publicised National Signals Bureau trial.
Defence lawyers initially sought permission from the court to tender email exchanges involving the witness and external pension administrators connected to the third accused entity, Advantage Solutions Limited.
The application was strongly opposed by Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai, who argued that the proposed documents bore no material relevance to the matters currently before the court.
According to the prosecution, the email communications in question were exchanged in August 2024, approximately four years after the financial transactions forming the basis of the criminal charges under examination.
The Deputy Attorney General further contended that the defence had failed to establish any direct or substantive connection between the correspondence and the allegations being prosecuted.
Responding to the objection, defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea argued that the prosecution’s statement of case attempted to portray the first and second accused persons as operators of a criminal enterprise acting through Advantage Solutions Limited.
He maintained that the email exchanges were intended to demonstrate that the company functioned as a legitimate and operational business institution rather than a fraudulent vehicle created solely for unlawful transactions.
On an additional legal point, the prosecution invoked Section 52 of the Evidence Act, arguing that the court possesses the authority to exclude evidence whenever its probative significance is outweighed by competing legal considerations, including questions surrounding relevance and admissibility.
After hearing arguments from both parties, the court ruled against the admission of the proposed evidence, concluding that the documents lacked sufficient relevance to assist in determining the criminal charges before the bench.
A subsequent attempt by the defence team to tender receipts relating to pension contributions made to pension management institutions suffered a similar outcome after the Deputy Attorney General once again challenged the relevance of the documents to the ongoing proceedings.
Following the court’s decisions, lawyers representing the accused persons proceeded with alternative lines of questioning during the continued cross examination of the prosecution witness.
Adu-Boahene, together with his wife Angela Boateng and Advantage Solutions Limited, is currently facing prosecution over allegations that funds earmarked for the acquisition of sophisticated government cybersecurity software were unlawfully diverted.
According to the prosecution’s case, the GH¢49 million was allegedly transferred through a complex network of companies before eventually being channelled into Advantage Solutions Limited, which purportedly utilised the funds to purchase properties in Accra, Kumasi, and London.
The court subsequently adjourned proceedings to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, when the cross examination of the third prosecution witness is expected to continue.
