High Court refuses Adu Boahene’s request to adjourn trial pending Supreme Court review
His counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, had asked the court to adjourn the case until September 2, 2026, when a three-member panel of the Supreme Court is expected to hear a review application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
The Accra High Court has refused to put the trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahene, on hold pending a fresh application before the Supreme Court on vacation court sittings.
His counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, had asked the court to adjourn the case until September 2, 2026.
That is the date a three-member panel of the Supreme Court is expected to hear a review application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
The review application concerns the continuation of selected criminal trials during the legal vacation.
Mr Atta Akyea argued that the outcome of the Supreme Court process could affect the ongoing trial and that the High Court should therefore wait for the apex court’s decision.
The prosecution opposed the request.
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai said the State was close to completing its case and needed only one more day to close.
He argued that the Supreme Court had already dealt with the interlocutory application on the legal vacation issue.
According to him, the filing of a review application did not automatically operate as a stay of proceedings.
Justice Francis Apanga Achibonga agreed with the prosecution’s position.
The judge said he had not been shown any rule that required the High Court to suspend the trial because a review application had been filed at the Supreme Court.
He also noted that although the earlier Supreme Court ruling was delivered by a single judge, it remained valid and binding until it was set aside or reversed.
The court therefore dismissed the application for adjournment.
Mr Adu Boahene is standing trial with his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited.
They are facing 11 charges, including conspiracy, stealing, using public office for profit, money laundering and causing financial loss to the State.
All the accused persons have pleaded not guilty and are on bail.
The latest ruling adds to a series of disagreements between the defence and the prosecution over the pace of the trial.
In July 2025, the court dismissed a defence application seeking further disclosure of National Security operational account records dating back to 1992.
The defence had argued that the records could contain information relevant to the accused persons’ case.
After that ruling, Mr Atta Akyea sought time to study the decision and consider further legal steps, including an appeal or an application for stay of proceedings.
The prosecution objected, arguing that the case should continue without unnecessary delay.
Mr Atta Akyea has previously accused the prosecution of withholding documents and warned that he would not accept what he described as an “ambulance trial.”
He maintains that the defence is seeking to protect due process and ensure that the accused persons receive a fair trial.
