Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has mounted a strong defence in court, insisting that the prosecution’s case will not stand scrutiny.
Adu-Boahene is facing multiple charges, including causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and stealing, alongside his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, in a case centred on an alleged ¢49 million cybersecurity contract scandal.
Speaking to the media after proceedings on Thursday, Samuel Atta-Akyea said his legal team is relying strictly on verifiable facts and will not fabricate any claims.
“We will not invent one false story against Economic and Organised Crime Office and by extension the Attorney General. Everything we are doing in this case will be dangerously factual so that nobody will say this is Atta-Akyea or Kwabena Adu-Boahene’s invention,” he stated.
He expressed confidence in the defence, stressing that they are not troubled by the allegations and are prepared to challenge the prosecution’s claims.
“So, we’re not worried at all. At the end of the day, we will tear the prosecution’s case into shreds,” he added.
Mr Atta-Akyea also questioned the narrative surrounding transactions linked to a UMB account, maintaining that it was tied to national security operations rather than any private dealings.
“Nobody can run away from the fact that the UMB account was a national security operations account,” he argued.
According to him, evidence presented in court shows that the funds in question were not paid into any personal account belonging to his client, dismissing claims that state funds were diverted for private use as unfounded.
“She went there as a national security operative to pay cheques. It has an account name and number, and it isn’t Adu-Boahene’s private account or number. So, what comical joke is this that Adu-Boahene has taken money from the state and hidden it in a private account and was enjoying it?” he questioned.
During the last sitting, a second key prosecution witness, Head of Finance at the National Signals Bureau, Ruby Edith Adumuah, told the court that Adu-Boahene was compelled by the financial challenges of National Security to arrange and pre-finance payments to suppliers.
Atta-Akyea believes this testimony supports his client’s case and has indicated that more details will emerge as proceedings continue.
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