The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has shot down reports suggesting that the court case involving the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, is complicated. According to him, the issue is straightforward because state money meant to buy security equipment was simply moved into a private account.
He made the remarks in an interview on Joy News on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Dr Srem-Sai stated that some people are intentionally using the media to make the public believe the matter is hard to understand.
“I think there’s a very determined public campaign, media campaign, to create an impression. It’s a simple case, Samson,” he said.
Mr Adu-Boahene is in court alongside his wife Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited.
They face 11 counts, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and causing financial loss to the state.
The state is alleging about GHS49 million meant for buying software to protect the nation against cyber threats was wrongfully taken from the NSB for personal use.
All the accused persons have pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against them.
Dr Srem-Sai explained that the state will prove in court how money belonging to the public left a government bank account and ended up in a private account under the excuse of buying national security items.
“There is public money in a public account. You have moved the public money from the public account into a private account and told the bank which did the transaction that you are using the money to go and purchase defence equipment for the state,” he said.
The Deputy Attorney-General added that investigators found out that the cash was used to buy luxury property instead of state security tools.
“The evidence shows from the account into which you deposited the money that you spent the money to buy houses for yourself and other high-end cars which you were renting and using for your own good,” he said.
“Our case is simple. You cannot do this with public money. It amounts to stealing or causing financial loss or any of the public financial offences. That is what we are charging for.”
He also revealed that the defense team earlier claimed that the money sent to the private account was a refund for a personal loan Mr Adu-Boahene gave to a state organization.
“They first started by saying that it was a loan. I’m sure you heard about that, that he gives loans to the public institution, and so the money moving back into his account is a repayment of the loan,” Dr Srem-Sai said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana