NSB Case: Atta Akyea Ends 10-Week Cross-Examination Of EOCO Investigator Today
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, will conclude more than 10 weeks of intense cross-examination of the prosecution’s final witness, Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Investigator, Frank Marshal Cromwell today. The prolonged cross-examination, which centred largely on the disputed GH¢49.1 million…
Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene will conclude over ten weeks of cross-examination of the prosecution's final witness, EOCO Investigator Frank Marshal Cromwell, today at the Accra High Court. The cross-examination, which focused on the disputed GH¢49.1 million transaction, concluded with the judge granting Akyea an additional day to ask about 60 remaining questions.
The defence has challenged the prosecution's claims about the origin of the funds, their use for personal gain, and the nature of the disputed UMB account. Key points from the cross-examination include the testimony that the "STATE BNC" account was actually a special operations account operated by the National Security Coordinator, and that several National Security operatives conducted transactions on the UMB account.
Cromwell also admitted that at least part of the money was transferred directly to an Israeli company for the procurement of a cyber-defence system, which the defence argues weakens the prosecution's diversion theory.
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