Accra: An Accra High Court has ordered the Ghana Police Service to deliver to the defence in the Kwabena Adu-Boahen trial all information in their possession regarding the vehicle BMW 740D with chassis number J020CM11428. The Court stated that this information would aid the defence in preparing for a fair trial.
According to Ghana News Agency, the Court partially dismissed an application for further disclosures filed by Mr. Samuel Atta Akyea, Counsel for Adu-Boahen, his wife, and a fourth accused person. The application was dismissed on grounds of irrelevance and non-possession of requested documents by the prosecution. The Counsel had sought disclosure of several documents, including the bill of lading for the BMW vehicle, documents evidencing the port of entry, and the police docket related to the vehicle. He argued that these documents were critical to determining whether Adu-Boahen had imported a stolen vehicle, a key claim in the prosecution's case.
Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney General, opposed the motion, arguing that it was based on a substantial misapprehension of the law. He maintained that the bill of lading was not in the prosecution's possession but likely held by the accused himself, as Adu-Boahen's name appeared as both importer and exporter in the customs declaration form. The Deputy AG stated their intention to prove that Adu-Boahen had failed to declare his assets as required by law and had engaged in the purchase and importation of stolen vehicles.
Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu noted that the information sought under the first three categories of the motion had been sufficiently addressed through disclosures already made in the supplementary witness statement filed by prosecution witness Frank Cromwell. Regarding the request for the police docket, while the Attorney General's office claimed it did not possess such a docket, the Police CID had shared limited extracts from their database.
The accused, along with his wife and two others, faces 11 charges, including stealing, money laundering of GHS49.1 million in State funds, willfully causing financial loss to the State, conspiracy, collaboration to commit crime, and abuse of public office, all of which they pleaded not guilty. The case has been adjourned to July 31, 2025.
