{
  "id": 592496,
  "title": "‘We’re on legal vacation; it’s intended for rest’ -Atta Akyea on absence from Adu-Boahene trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/were-on-legal-vacation-its-intended-for-rest-atta-akyea-on-absence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:04:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/were-on-legal-vacation-its-intended-for-rest-atta-akyea-on-absence-from-adu-boahene-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atta Akyea, the lead attorney for former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, has justified his absence from the trial on August 11 by asserting that the legal vacation is meant for rest, not for handling significant cases. Akyea, speaking to TV3, explained that the vacation period is designed to give lawyers a break and that it is not intended for trying hard cases like criminal cases. He also noted the rise of virtual proceedings, stating that lawyers can participate in urgent hearings remotely, without affecting the vacation period's purpose. Akyea questioned the decision to require some cases to continue during the vacation, calling it an unusual deviation from standard court practice. The High Court in Accra has given Adu-Boahene and his wife six days to secure the presence of their lawyers for the trial's resumption on August 17. If they fail to appear with their counsel, the judge ordered that the witness will be discharged.",
  "summary": "Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, has defended his decision not to appear in court on Tuesday, August 11, despite a directive for the ongoing trial to continue during the legal vacation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "I’m not using legal vacation to delay Adu Boahene trial – Atta Akyea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/im-not-using-legal-vacation-to-delay-adu-boahene-trial-atta-akyea",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:59:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Disagreement over legal vacation: I know what to do - Atta Akyea on his next action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/disagreement-over-legal-vacation-i-know-what-to-do-atta-akyea-on-his",
        "published": "2026-08-11T18:19:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}