The Office of the Attorney-General has dismissed claims that it has lost evidence in the ongoing Republic v. Adu-Boahene criminal trial, describing such suggestions as unfounded.
Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, in a statement, clarified that as of June 18, 2025, the prosecution had already filed all documents it intends to rely on to prove its case against the four accused persons.
The evidence filed includes contracts of sale, bank transfer records, bank account statements, company registration documents, property ownership records, purchase receipts, INTERPOL stolen vehicle records, caution statements and charge statements of the accused, records of asset non-declaration, a flow chart of money movements across multiple bank accounts, as well as testimonies from three witnesses.
Certified copies of all these documents, he added, have been duly served on each of the accused persons.
“It is not even realistic that the documents could be lost so as to jeopardise the prosecution of the case,” Mr. Srem Sai stressed.
Updating the public on the state of the trial, he disclosed that before the courts went on legal vacation on July 31, the first of the three prosecution witnesses had completed testifying and was cross-examined by lawyers for three of the four accused persons.
The trial, he noted, will resume in mid-October when the courts return from recess.
full statement
1. The Attorney-General’s office has not lost any evidence regarding the ongoing Republic v Adu-Boahene criminal trial.
2. As of June 18, we had filed all the documents which we intend to rely on to prove the charges against the 4 Accused Persons in the case. The documents include contracts of sale, bank wire transfer records, bank account statements, company registration documents, property ownership records and purchase receipts, INTERPOL stolen vehicle records, investigative caution statements and charge statements of each Accused Person, records of asset non-declaration, a flow chat of money movements through a complex web of bank accounts, and testimonies of our 3 witnesses.
3. Further, court certified copies of each of these documents have been duly served on each of the Accused Persons. So, it is not even realistic that the documents could be lost so as to jeopardise the prosecution of the case.
4. CURRENT STATE OF TRIAL: Before the start of the legal vacation on July 31, the first of our 3 prosecution witnesses had completed testifying and had been cross-examined by the lawyers of 3 of the 4 Accused Persons.
5. The trial will resume in earnest in mid-October when the courts return from the legal vacation.