Lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea has filed a submission of no case to answer, arguing that the prosecution has failed to present sufficient evidence to warrant the accused persons being called to open their defence.

The submission follows the closure of the prosecution’s case in the trial involving Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng and the Advantage Solutions Limited.

The defence contends that the evidence led by the State contains material gaps and inconsistencies and does not establish a sufficient link between the accused persons and the alleged misuse of GH¢49.1 million purported for a cybersecurity project.

According to the prosecution, the GH¢49.1 million was transferred through three cheques from an account associated with National Security into an account belonging to BNC Communications Bureau Limited, a company linked to the accused persons.

The State alleges that the funds were subsequently diverted and used for purposes unrelated to the intended cybersecurity procurement.

However, Samuel Atta Akyea has challenged the prosecution’s evidence on the circumstances surrounding the transactions and the extent to which the disputed funds can be directly traced to assets and expenditure attributed to the accused persons.

The defence has also pointed to what it describes as inconsistencies in the testimony of prosecution witnesses.

A major issue raised in the no-case submission is the prosecution’s failure to call certain witnesses whom the defence considers material to the management, authorisation and movement of the funds.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene and the other accused persons have pleaded not guilty to the charges which include stealing, conspiracy to steal, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit and money laundering.