One of the accused persons in the ongoing National Signals Bureau (NSB) scandal, Mildred Donkor, has declined legal representation by prominent New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea.
Appearing before the court on Friday, July 18, Mrs. Donkor informed the judge that she did not wish to be represented by Mr. Atta Akyea, who currently serves as legal counsel for all the accused in the case involving the alleged theft of GH¢49 million.
In April this year, the Attorney General charged the former Director-General of NSB, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife Mrs. Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited with stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to The Chronicle reporter Bernice Bessey, who was present in the courtroom, the presiding judge asked Mrs. Donkor if she had legal representation. In response, she stated plainly that she did not have a lawyer and wished to be assigned new counsel—making the request in open court and in the presence of Mr. Atta Akyea.
“It was a mixed reaction” for Mr. Atta Akyea in court, Bessey told Joy FM.
Source: Albert Kuzor
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