{
  "id": 6291734,
  "title": "Adu-Boahene trial: Court gives defence until Sept. 25 to file no-case submission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/adu-boahene-trial-court-gives-defence-until-sept-25-to-file-no-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:48:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/adu-boahene-trial-court-gives-defence-until-sept-25-to-file-no-case-submission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Accra High Court has granted former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, until September 25 to submit a case where no case exists against him. This comes after the prosecution has concluded its case. Adu-Boahene and other accused individuals face charges for allegedly diverting GH¢49.1 million belonging to the state. The case stems from allegations surrounding funds intended for the procurement of a cybersecurity system. The prosecution has called four witnesses, with the final one, EOCO investigator Frank Marshall Cromwell, facing tough questioning from defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea. The court's decision means the defence will first challenge whether the prosecution has provided enough evidence to make the accused persons required to present a defense. Akyea has expressed concern over the 14-day period granted, stating it is not enough to examine the prosecution's evidence and prepare a credible no-case submission. The prosecution alleges that the funds were unlawfully moved from an account associated with the National Security Coordinator’s Special Operations and deposited into a private company linked to Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng. The prosecution states that the funds were meant for purchasing a cybersecurity system from Israeli firm ISC Holdings Ltd. An EOCO investigator testified that Adu-Boahene signed a contract with ISC Holdings on January 30, 2020, and subsequently three cheques totaling GH¢49.1 million were issued and deposited into the private company's account. The defense has questioned certain aspects of the prosecution's financial analysis and the selection of witnesses, suggesting that key officials from the National Security structure at the time should have been called to testify. Adu-Boahene, his wife, and the other accused individuals have pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include theft, conspiracy to steal, fraud by false pretenses, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, public office misuse for profit, money laundering, and related offenses. They are currently on bail.",
  "summary": "The Accra High Court has given counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, until September 25, to file a submission of no case to answer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}