Legal practitioner and Member of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, has lashed out at the state over what he described as a travesty of justice in the ongoing trial of former Signals Bureau Director, Kwabena Adu Boahene.
Citing growing concerns about political interference and procedural abuse, Atta Akyea characterized the handling of the case as a blatant attack on personal liberties.
“That is a travesty of justice, playing with the liberty of the individual,” he declared, following a recent court session.
The High Court sitting in Accra on May 2 ordered Adu Boahene to be remanded into the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for seven working days.
The decision, made by Justice Eugene Nyadu Nyante, was based on a request by state prosecutors who argued that more time was needed to complete statements of witnesses. The state’s request was led by Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai.
Prosecutors further alleged that the former security boss might interfere with ongoing investigations if granted bail.
However, critics argued that the real motive behind the repeated adjournments and remands is to wear down the accused and prejudice public opinion against him.
Adu Boahene’s wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, and the third accused, Mildred Donkor, remain on bail under existing terms. They, along with Advantage Solutions Limited, face a series of charges including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.
Adu Boahene himself is accused of misappropriating GH¢49.1 million under the pretense of acquiring a cyber defense system for Ghana between February and March 2020.
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Furthermore, Atta Akyea announced that he had ceased all communication with Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, claiming that any interaction risked being recorded and misrepresented.
“I don’t want to eat a meal that is not cooked,” he said pointedly, accusing the state of prosecuting without being fully prepared.
He also referenced prior public comments from the Attorney General’s office, which stated that no prosecution would be undertaken unless the evidence was complete.
“You see, this cancels the initial position. We don’t have the evidence, but we rushed the man to court, and you come and plead with the court for more time.”
Samuel Atta Akyea
For Atta Akyea, this amounts to nothing short of a political prosecution masquerading as a legal procedure.
The lawyer’s broader concern lies in what he sees as the erosion of legal standards when political stakes are high. By his account, Adu Boahene is being made a scapegoat in a system more concerned with optics than justice.
The delay in proceedings and shifting justifications for remand, he argued, signal bad faith by the prosecution.
The courtroom drama also involved a rare in-camera session between the presiding judge and the legal teams of the four accused.
Although no official record of the meeting has been made public, it is believed to have centered on timelines for submitting final witness statements and further clarifications regarding the prosecution’s preparedness.
The charges themselves are weighty. Adu Boahene faces accusations of orchestrating a grand scheme to embezzle tens of millions of cedis under false pretenses.
His wife is implicated for allegedly conspiring to profit from his public position, while Donkor and their company are being pursued for money laundering and conspiracy to launder state funds.
Yet in the court of public opinion, the trial risks becoming another case study in selective justice and political theatre.
Atta Akyea’s vocal condemnation of the process underscores a deeper unease about how justice is wielded in Ghana—not simply as a tool for accountability, but sometimes, critics say, as a weapon against political opponents.
As the case resumes on May 13, many will be watching not just for legal arguments but for what the unfolding events say about the state of Ghana’s judiciary, the independence of its legal institutions, and whether the rule of law can withstand the pressures of political expediency.
For now, the shadow of a travesty of justice looms large over a case that promises to test not only the integrity of the accused but the credibility of the system prosecuting them.
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