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Two weeks ago, the High Court dismissed the accused persons’ submission of no case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another (the Sky Train trial). The Court asked them to open their respective defences, if they so desire.

Next week, the time for filing a defence or the accused persons’ witness statements will lapse. Meanwhile, our attorneys are yet to receive a witness statement from the accused persons.

Da yie.

4rm Justice Srem Sai Dep. Attorney General, Ghana
We look forward to closing our case in The Republic v Kwabena Adu-Boahene & 2 Others next week. In the case, the principal accused person is being tried for stealing Ghc 49.1 million from a government bank account.

Our hard working state attorneys and EOCO investigators have already placed the following body of evidence before the trial court:

▪️Evidence that the Ghc 49.1 million is emphatically a Government of Ghana money in a government agency bank account. No dispute in court over its source.

▪️Evidence that the principal accused person created a fresh bank account (on the day of the first cheque) in the name of his private company to mimic the name of a government agency.

▪️Evidence that the principal accused person carefully diverted 3 cheques which were meant for a government agency into the private bank account.

▪️Detailed evidence of how, within 6 months, the principal accused person spent each pesewa of the money, buying houses in prime locations and luxury cars for himself, family and friends.

▪️Purchase receipts, bank statements, ownership documents, containing dates, amount, names, etc., evidencing the bank transfers, purchases and payments, etc.

▪️Evidence that the accused persons initially denied knowledge and ownership of some of their own companies, bank accounts and the luxury properties, but later, upon confrontation, admitted them.

▪️Evidence that the principal accused person deliberately misled the public when he said that he used the Ghc 49.1 million for fund political campaigns in 2024.

▪️Evidence that the principal accused person was forced to close that bank account when his own bankers flagged the bank account as “suspicious”.

▪️Evidence that the equipment which the principal accused person claimed he was going to use or used the money to buy was never bought.

▪️ Evidence of forged purchase receipts for the said equipment - in an attempt to conceal the fact that the equipment was never bought.

We believe that justice will be served to both the accused persons and our beloved Republic at the end of the day.

Da yie.