Samuel Atta Akyea (L) is the lawyer of Kwabena Adu-Boahene (R)
Samuel Atta Akyea, the lawyer for embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has refuted suggestions that he leaked letters written to national security regarding the ongoing GH¢49 million national security trial.
Speaking to the media after court proceedings on Monday, May 26, 2025, Atta Akyea said he would be the last person to leak such a letter.
“I don’t know who leaked it, but I could tell an authority that I would never leak such a letter, but it has implications and ramifications,” he said.
He, however, indicated that the details of the letter show that the issues at hand have grave consequences and are not matters that should be in the public domain.
“Anybody who reads the letter will come to their own conclusions. There are serious matters that should not be part of public consumption, and we don’t need that,” he said.
He also disclosed that national security has not reached out since the letters were sent to them.
“No, they’ve not (heard from national security)… I’m sure in good time if they want to approach us on some matters or invite us, we will go,” he said.
He added that his team is available to meet with national security should an invitation be extended.
In one of the leaked letters addressed to the National Security Coordinator, Atta Akyea warned that prosecuting Adu-Boahene, who the state has charged with 11 corruption-related offences over the GH¢49 million NSB fund, could have national security implications.
He also argued that the charges violate provisions of Ghana’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 Atta Akyea’s letter read.
In a separate letter to the National Security Coordinator, Adu-Boahene denied stealing from the state.
He submitted a list of individuals and organisations he claimed to have paid the contested funds to, among them MPs, asserting that these payments were for national security purposes.
The list included a supposed disbursement of over GH¢9.5 million to ISC Holdings for “Special Operations” in 2020; GH¢6.9 million to various personnel for “Operation Conquered Fist” between 2020 and 2024; and over GH¢3.7 million for “Operation Calm Life” to various individuals between 2020 and 2024.
Other payments included GH¢960,000 as allowances to members of the Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament, and GH¢309,000 to the Subsidiary Legislation Committee for the enactment of laws for the NSB.
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