Kwabena Adu Boahene, a former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, his wife Angela Adjei Boateng and two others, have all pleaded not guilty to 11 criminal charges brought against them over the alleged misappropriation and laundering of GH¢49.1 million in state funds.

Former banker Mildred Donkor and a company, Advantage Solutions Limited, are the other accused.

They made their first appearance before the Accra High Court on Wednesday.

The case was filed by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, following months of investigations into suspicious financial transactions involving the Bureau of National Communications (BNC) and several private companies linked to the accused persons.