The Office of the Attorney-General has informed a High Court in Accra that it has filed 49 documents so far in the ongoing trial of former Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Osei Assibey Antwi, with additional disclosures expected in the coming weeks.
The prosecution, led by State Attorney, Dufie Prempeh, made this known during proceedings in the case involving an alleged financial loss of GH¢431.7 million to the state.
According to Ms Prempeh, the Republic filed the documents earlier in the day and is preparing to submit another set to complete its disclosures. She prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable the prosecution to finalise the filing process.
“The Republic has filed disclosures this morning comprising about 49 documents. We are left with another set to file. We humbly pray for a short time to do so,” she told the court.
Counsel for the accused, Ralph Poku-Adusei, noted that the defence would require adequate time to study the documents.
“We were here exactly a month and three days ago. We will need about a month to peruse their documents,” he said.
Osei Assibey Antwi is standing trial on 21 counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Presiding judge, Justice Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie subsequently adjourned the case to May 13, 2026 to allow both parties to complete their processes.
Meanwhile, defence counsel prayed the court to permit the accused to report to the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI) office in Kumasi as part of his bail conditions. The prosecution indicated that it had no objection to the request.
The court granted the application and ordered the accused to report to the BNI office in Kumasi as directed.
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