{
  "id": 5112294,
  "title": "Signals Bureau case: ‘We were battle-ready’ – Atta Akyea fires at AG over absence of prosecution team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/signals-bureau-case-we-were-battle-ready-atta-akyea-fires-at-ag-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:09:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/signals-bureau-case-we-were-battle-ready-atta-akyea-fires-at-ag-over-absence-of-prosecution-team/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene's counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, has expressed frustration over the Attorney-General's Office's failure to send a prosecution team to continue cross-examination. The case was adjourned to September 8 after the prosecution was unable to complete the cross-examination of the fourth witness. Mr Akyea had prepared approximately 60 questions but reduced them to 40 due to a court-imposed three-hour limit. He was taken aback by the absence of the Attorney-General's representative in court on September 2, despite the additional day granted to him for cross-examination. Mr Akyea expressed his belief that the prosecution, in its \"ambulance mode\" for the case, did not anticipate the clash with his schedule and thus did not adjust the date. He believes this behavior indicates a pattern of the prosecution team seeking to expedite proceedings. The defense team, however, remains prepared to continue with the proceedings on the adjourned date.",
  "summary": "Counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has criticised the Attorney-General’s Office after the prosecution team failed to appear in court to continue cross-examination.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "AG’s office dismisses Atta Akyea’s criticism over absence from Signals Bureau case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ags-office-dismisses-atta-akyeas-criticism-over-absence-from-signals",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:44:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}