Adu-Boahene’s lawyers absent in court

AG's position The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who represented the state, told the court that he was aware defence counsel had written to the Chief Justice, the Registrar of the court and the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), indicating he would exercise what he described as an "alleged right" not to attend court during the legal vacation.

The High Court in Accra has ordered the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, to ensure that their lawyers are present at the next sitting or conduct the cross-examination of the last prosecution witness themselves.

Dr Srem-Sai argued that the power to determine whether court proceedings should be held during the legal vacation rested with the Chief Justice, subject to the inherent power of a trial judge to control proceedings in his own court.