The former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu Boahene, and his wife have filed a defamation lawsuit against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, over statements made during a press conference held on March 24, 2025.
In the suit, the plaintiffs alleged that Dr Ayine's public remarks falsely portrayed them as criminals and fraudsters who had embezzled state funds and engaged in money laundering.
They added that these accusations have severely damaged their reputations and caused distress, public ridicule, and emotional harm, particularly affecting their children, who have reportedly faced taunts in school. "The defendant also published the full written text of the defamatory material on the worldwide internet," the suit states, adding that the video of the press conference has been widely circulated on social media and news platforms, resulting in sustained negative public opinion against the couple.
The plaintiffs claim that Dr Ayine, acting outside his constitutional mandate, deliberately sought to tarnish their image in the court of public opinion without due process.
