Court Slams Door on Adu-Boahene’s Email & Pension Evidence
By Prince Ahenkorah
The Accra High Court has flatly rejected attempts by lawyers of Kwabena Adu-Boahene to sneak in email chats and pension papers as evidence in his GH¢49.1 million cyber theft trial.
Justice Francis Apangabonu Achibonga, a Court of Appeal judge sitting as an additional High Court judge, delivered the knockout punch on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
The prosecution objected. The defence fought back. The judge ruled: IRRELEVANT.
“I do not see the relevance,” the judge declared, throwing out both the email correspondence and the SSNIT pension receipts.
The drama unfolded during cross-examination of prosecution witness Mildred Donkor (PW3). Defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea tried to tender two sets of documents:
1. Emails involving Petra Insurance (dated August 2024)
2. Pension payment receipts for employees of Advantage Solutions Limited – the third accused company.
But Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai was having none of it.
“These documents have NO connection to the alleged offences!” he thundered. “The emails came nearly FOUR YEARS after the crimes!”
Atta Akyea argued passionately. He reminded the court that prosecutors had branded Advantage Solutions as “an elaborate criminal enterprise” used to launder stolen funds.
The defence wanted to prove the opposite – that the company was a legitimate business, paying staff pensions and insurance.
“It will be a TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE to close our eyes to the obvious!” Atta Akyea warned. He even hinted at a MISTRIAL if the evidence was blocked.
But Justice Achibonga was unmoved.
“Looking at the documents sought to be tendered – email correspondence between the witness and one Naa Afia in respect of pension payments for employees of the third accused I do not see the relevance,” he ruled.
On the pension records, the judge added: “The court cannot establish the relevance of salary and pension payment records to the criminal charges.”
Adu-Boahene, his wife, and Advantage Solutions Limited face 11 crushing counts – stealing, money laundering, causing financial loss to the state, conspiracy, and more.
Prosecutors say they diverted state funds meant for a national cyber defence system.
Now, without key evidence, the defence is on life support.
The trial continues. But Adu-Boahene’s legal team just lost a major battle. The judge has spoken: late emails and irrelevant receipts won’t save the former spy chief.
Will this ruling trigger a mistrial? Or is the defence already doomed?