AG says prosecution to close Adu-Boahene trial next week

Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Ayine has announced that the prosecution expects to close its case next week in the ongoing trial of Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others over the alleged theft of GH¢49.1 million from a government bank account.

In a Facebook post, Dr Ayine said state attorneys and investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) had presented extensive evidence before the trial court.

He said the prosecution had established that the GH¢49.1 million belonged to the Government of Ghana and was held in a government agency’s bank account, a fact he said had not been disputed during the trial.

According to the Attorney General, the prosecution presented evidence alleging that Adu-Boahene opened a new bank account in the name of his private company on the same day the first cheque was issued, using a name similar to that of a government agency.

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He further alleged that three cheques intended for the government agency were diverted into that private account.

Dr Ayine also said the prosecution had produced bank statements, purchase receipts and ownership documents which, he claimed, showed how the funds were spent within six months on houses in prime locations and luxury vehicles for the accused, relatives and associates.

He further alleged that the accused initially denied ownership of some companies, bank accounts and properties before later admitting to them after being confronted with evidence.

The Attorney General also claimed that Adu-Boahene’s public assertion that the funds had been used to finance political campaigns in 2024 was contradicted by evidence presented in court.

The prosecution additionally alleged that the bank account used in the transactions was later closed after the bank flagged it as suspicious, and that the equipment the accused claimed the money was used to purchase was never acquired. According to Dr Ayine, the prosecution also presented evidence of allegedly forged purchase receipts intended to conceal that fact.

Dr Ayine expressed confidence that justice would be served at the conclusion of the trial. The case remains before the court, and the accused persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.