The protection within the ongoing trial involving Kwabena Adu-Boahene and others on Monday questioned the third prosecution witness (PW3), Madam Mildred Donkor, over a collection of financial institution transfers talked about in courtroom paperwork.
Throughout additional cross-examination by the accused’s lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, witnesses have been taken via the transactions allegedly involving transfers from the Benefit Options Restricted account.
The protection referred to the witness a transaction dated July 9, 2018, involving a switch of GHF1.7 million allegedly in favor of Mr. Adu Boahene.
Madame Donkor replied that the paperwork proven to her confirmed a switch of GHF1.7 million in favor of Adu Boahene.
The witness was additionally referred to a different transaction dated December 3, 2018, involving a switch of CHF402,000 to an account linked to Mr. Adu Boahene.
She confirmed that the quantity was said on the face of the doc offered in courtroom.
Mr Atta Akiya indicated to the witness that if the switch was made by the financial institution, it will naturally be mirrored in Mr Adu Boahene’s account.
Madame Donkor claimed that the transactions have been made primarily based on directions she acquired and that the financial institution statements have been ready by the financial institution and never by her.
She advised the courtroom that each time she acquired directions from her superiors and acted on them, the ensuing entries and studies have been generated by the financial institution.
The protection additional referred the witness to a part of Exhibit 7, by which an entry reflecting a transaction of GH¢1.7 million and one other credit score entry of GH¢402,000 appeared.
The witness admitted seeing these entries on the doc.
Counsel additionally drew consideration to a transaction involving a switch of GH¢1,650,000 to Constancy Financial institution in favor of a director of BNC Communications Bureau Restricted.
Madam Donkor confirmed that the paperwork mirrored “high-value transfers” to Constancy Financial institution linked to Adu Boahene.
In the course of the proceedings, disagreements arose between the prosecution’s deputy legal professional basic, Choose Sreem Sai, and the protection over the interpretation of a number of the paperwork.
The prosecution objected to the protection’s questions, claiming that the protection was “harassing” the witness.
Nevertheless, Atta Akiya rejected this declare, insisting that he was solely searching for the reality via his interrogations.
The witness claimed that he learn solely what was written on the doc in entrance of him.
When requested in regards to the closure of Common Service provider Financial institution (UMB)’s BNC Communication Bureau Restricted account, Madam Donkor mentioned she couldn’t recall the particular date.
Nevertheless, she accepted that if the e-mail concerning account closure had been despatched, it will have been executed on the directions of Mr Adu Boahene and his spouse.
The protection requested emails purportedly associated to the account closure, however the prosecution objected, citing relevance.
The protection argued that the doc was related as a result of the account in query allegedly acquired CHF49.1 million, which types a part of the prosecutor’s cash laundering costs.
The legal professionals additional argued that the doc proves that the account continued to function after 2020 and will assist the courtroom decide whether or not the account was opened for prison functions, as prosecutors declare.
The courtroom, presided over by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu, mentioned it will think about the relevance of the paperwork to earlier costs, together with cash laundering allegations involving Benefit Options Restricted.
The matter was adjourned till Could 26, 2026 for continuation of cross-examination.
