The High Court in Accra has adjourned the trial of former Cyber Security Authority Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, after their lawyers failed to appear in court.

The court was told that efforts to reach the lawyers had proved difficult, with some reportedly engaged in script marking outside Accra.

Dr Justice Srem-Sai said lead counsel for the accused, Samuel Atta Akyea, had written to the Chief Justice, the Court Registrar, and the Ghana Bar Association indicating that he would not attend court during the legal vacation.

However, the Deputy Attorney General argued that the decision on whether courts should sit during the legal vacation rests with the Chief Justice, and not individual lawyers.

He said lawyers who have genuine reasons for being absent should apply to the court for an adjournment.

On his part, the presiding judge, Justice Franscis Achibonga, noted that the accused persons’ lawyers were present when the case was previously adjourned to August 11, but were absent without providing a reason this time.

Justice Franscis Achibonga stated that it would not be fair to require the accused persons to continue cross-examining the fourth prosecution witness, without their lawyers.

The court has, therefore, granted the accused persons an adjournment to decide on the future of their legal representation.

The judge warned that if the accused persons appear in court without lawyers at the next sitting, they will be required to continue with the cross examination themselves and failure to do so, would result in the witness being discharged.

The case has been adjourned to Monday, August 17.