Kwabena Adu-Boahene (L) and his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea
Former Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has cautioned the National Security Council Secretariat of the potential threats to Ghana’s national security due to the ongoing prosecution of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, a former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB).
In a letter addressed to the National Security Coordinator, which has gone viral, Atta Akyea, who is a lawyer for Adu-Boahene, said that the crimes his client has been charged with, include issues concerning the country’s national security.
He indicated that there were going to be ramifications on Ghana’s national security if the prosecution of his client continued.He added that the prosecution of his client also violates the country’s laws, including Act 1030 and Act 1040.
“Our client has instructed us that a cursory look at the case from the documents you inherited underscores the fact that the pith of the Hon. Attorney-General’s case are matters bothering on national security.
“Besides, the intended prosecution violates the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2020 (Act 1030) and the National Signals Bureau Act, 2020 (Act 1040),” part of the letter reads.
The former MP urged the coordinator to carefully consider the implications of the matter at hand and take the necessary actions.
“We attach a memorandum under the hand of our client, who is at the moment incarcerated at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) cells. May we count on your usual sense of professionalism in your evaluation and the proffering of the critical understanding of the matters therein contained,” the letter concludes.
The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has filed 11 charges against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, who has been accused of transferring GH¢49 million (approximately $7 million) from the bureau’s account to his personal account, among other offences.
Adu-Boahene has denied stealing from the state and has released a list of individuals and organisations he paid the money he has been accused of stealing to, which he says were for national security activities.
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