Deputy Attorney-General Gives Update On Detention Of Akufo-Addo Appointee and Wife

• Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has given an update on the detention of former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahene
• Srem-Sai disclosed in a statement that Boahene’s wife, Madam Angela Adjei-Boateng has also been detained
• Boahene was detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office on March 20 at the Kotoka International Airport

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has assured that former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahene, is being treated well in custody.

His recent comments on the matter also indicated that Boahene’s wife is also in police custody.

Srem-Sai visited Boahene and his wife, Madam Angela Adjei-Boateng, according to a statement online.

Boahene was detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office on March 20.

He was detained at Kotoka International Airport upon his arrival from London on a British Airways flight.

The minority leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, confirmed Boahene's arrest in a statement on March 21 saying the former appointee was informed that he was on a Stop List and was wanted by authorities.

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He described it as the latest human rights abuse from the Mahama administration.

Srem-Sai noted that both suspects have been given access to legal representation and are being treated appropriately.

“They confirmed to me that they have access to counsel of their choice and are being treated well. No one, regardless of the nature of the suspicion or accusations, should be treated as guilty until they’re actually proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.”

Recent detentions by the Mahama administration

On the same day as Boahene's arrest, the former Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Osei Assibey Antwi, was questioned by the National Investigations Bureau in the probe into the NSS ghost names scandal.

The former Public Procurement Authority Board Chairman, Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi was detained by the National Investigative Bureau over an ongoing probe into financial dealings which transpired during his tenure as Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).

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Former Minister for Railway Development Joe Ghartey was also invited by the National Intelligence Bureau over the Ghana Sky Train project.

The former Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Administration at the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, and Kwaku Ohene Djan, also a former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority were detained as part of the probe into the NSS ghost names scandal.

The new administration has pledged a crackdown on corruption and pledged to probe members of the Akufo-Addo administration accused of being involved in corruption.

About the NSS ghost names scandal

YEN.com.gh reported that a recent headcount of National Service Scheme beneficiaries revealed 81,885 ghost names on the payroll.

These ghost names cost taxpayers a staggering GH¢704.25 million annually, per 3News calculations.

These findings were linked to a Fourth Estate investigation, which found thousands of names assigned fake student index numbers supposedly linked to public universities and colleges of education.

Source: YEN.com.gh