Court rejects Adu-Boahene’s bid to tender emails and pension receipts in NSB case

The Accra High Court has rejected attempts by lawyers for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to tender email correspondence and pension payment receipts in his ongoing trial.

The documents were introduced during the further cross-examination of Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness in the case.

Mr Adu-Boahene, his wife and Advantage Solutions Limited are standing trial over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss linked to the procurement of a cyber defence system for the state.

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, lead defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea sought to tender email exchanges involving Ms Donkor and a staff member of Petra, an insurance company.

The defence also attempted to tender documents relating to SSNIT or pension payments.

But Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai objected.

He argued that the documents were not relevant to the charges before the court.

According to Dr Srem-Sai, the email exchanges took place in August 2024, almost four years after the transaction at the centre of the trial.

He said the communications appeared to relate to pension arrangements for employees of Advantage Solutions Limited, and not to the alleged misappropriation of state funds.

The Deputy Attorney-General also objected to the pension payment receipts, saying they concerned payments made in 2024 and had no connection to the alleged offences.

He further argued that the witness was not the maker of the documents.

Mr Atta Akyea disagreed and asked the court to admit them.

He said the prosecution’s own case suggested that Advantage Solutions Limited had been used as part of an alleged criminal enterprise to launder stolen funds.

For that reason, he argued, the defence was entitled to show that the company was a legitimate business and not merely a vehicle for crime.

He referred the court to the prosecution’s summary of facts, particularly the claim that the accused used the company to launder funds.

Counsel said Ms Donkor had been a director of Advantage Solutions Limited at the material time and could therefore be questioned on documents relating to the company.

He added that refusing to admit the documents could prejudice the defence and risk a miscarriage of justice.

Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, sitting as an additional High Court judge, upheld the prosecution’s objection.

The judge said the email correspondence between Ms Donkor and one Naa Afia about pension payments for employees of Advantage Solutions Limited did not appear relevant to the charges facing the accused persons.

The court also rejected the pension-related documents, holding that monthly salary and pension records of company staff had no clear bearing on the issues before it.

The ruling means the documents will not form part of the evidence in the trial.

Mr Adu-Boahene, his wife and Advantage Solutions Limited face 11 counts arising from seven main charges.

The charges include stealing, defrauding by false pretence, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit, obtaining public property by false statements, money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Mrs Adu-Boahene is also accused of collusion to commit crime.

The case has been adjourned to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for further cross-examination of Ms Donkor.