Deputty Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has moved to set the record straight regarding speculation about missing evidence in the high-profile Republic v Adu-Boahene criminal trial.
In a statement shared on social media, he stressed that the Attorney-General’s office has not lost any documents or material tied to the prosecution.
“The Attorney-General’s office has not lost any evidence regarding the ongoing Republic v Adu-Boahene criminal trial,” Justice Sai declared, dismissing circulating claims as unfounded.
He explained that by June 18, the prosecution had already filed all relevant documents needed to build its case against the four accused persons.
“As of June 18, we had filed all the documents which we intend to rely on to prove the charges against the four accused persons in the case,” he said.
Justice Sai went further to detail what those filings contained.
“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 chart of money movements through a complex web of bank accounts, and testimonies of our three prosecution witnesses,” he revealed.
According to him, certified copies of each of these documents were not only filed in court but also served on the accused persons. He argued that this makes it impossible for the prosecution’s case to be jeopardised.
“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,” he stressed.
Providing an update on proceedings before the legal break, Justice Sai noted that progress had already been made with witness testimonies.
“Before the start of the legal vacation on July 31, the first of our three prosecution witnesses had completed testifying and had been cross-examined by the lawyers of three of the four accused persons,” he said.
He assured that the case remains on track and will continue in the coming weeks.
“The trial will resume in earnest in mid-October when the courts return from the legal vacation,” Justice Sai concluded.
