The High Court hearing the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahen, has granted counsel for the accused, Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, one final extension to conclude his cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness.
The court, at the close of proceedings on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, adjourned the case to Wednesday, September 2, for the conclusion of the cross-examination, after which the prosecution is expected to close its case.
Kwabena Adu-Boahen, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng and Advantage Solutions Limited are standing trial over allegations relating to the alleged misappropriation of about GH¢49.1 million in state funds earmarked for a national cybersecurity project.
The prosecution has accused Adu-Boahen, a former Director-General of the NSB, of offences including stealing, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit, and money laundering. The accused persons have also faced charges of conspiracy and collaboration to commit crime. All the accused initially pleaded not guilty to the charges and are contesting the prosecution’s case.
The prosecution alleges that funds intended for the procurement of cybersecurity software were diverted through a network of companies and subsequently used to acquire assets and properties linked to the accused persons.
The latest extension follows several previous indulgences granted by the court to enable Mr Atta Akyea to complete his cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness, who has been in the witness box for several weeks.
On July 22, 2026, the court indicated that it would grant counsel one additional day to conclude the cross-examination after the fourth prosecution witness had spent seven weeks in the witness box.
However, after counsel prayed for four days, the court granted three additional days.
At the expiration of that period, Mr Atta Akyea again requested four days, but the court granted two days.
Following the expiration of the two-day extension, counsel once again prayed for four days. The court subsequently granted three days and adjourned the case to August 11, 13 and 17.
The case, however, could not proceed on those dates due to issues surrounding the legal vacation and was subsequently adjourned to August 25 for continuation.
When proceedings resumed on August 25, the court indicated that counsel had two days to conclude the cross-examination. Mr Atta Akyea again requested four days, but the court granted three days and scheduled the case for August 26, August 27 and September 1.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, after the latest three-day period had elapsed, Mr Atta Akyea, for the fourth time, requested another final day to complete his cross-examination.
The Deputy Attorney-General expressed reservations and opposed the request, but the court nevertheless granted counsel the additional day.
The court, however, made it clear that the extension would be strictly limited to three hours on Wednesday.
It directed that after three hours of cross-examination, counsel would be deemed to have concluded his cross-examination, whether or not he had completed all his questions.
Mr Atta Akyea agreed to the arrangement.
The case has consequently been adjourned to Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for the conclusion of the cross-examination and for the prosecution to close its case.