Deputy Attorney-General Rejects Claims of Denial of Legal Access in Hanan Abdul-Wahab Case
By Boakye Stephen, Kumasi, Ghana | Reporting for Ghanaian News, Canada | May 6, 2026
The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has dismissed allegations that former NAFCO Chief Executive Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife were denied access to legal counsel following their re-arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Speaking to journalists at the High Court in Accra on Thursday, May 7, Justice Srem Sai described claims made by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame as misleading and lacking factual basis.
According to him, concerns regarding the re-arrest should have been addressed through official institutional channels rather than through public media engagements.
The controversy follows the Attorney-General’s earlier decision to withdraw charges against Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife, Faiza Sayyid Wuni, citing fresh evidence in the case involving an alleged GH¢78 million loss to the state.
Shortly after the withdrawal, EOCO reportedly re-arrested the couple, prompting outrage from the opposition NPP and their legal representatives.
Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame had claimed that lawyers were denied access to the couple for more than 24 hours.
“They have been denied access to counsel. Junior colleagues of mine who are at EOCO say that as of about 11 o’clock, they have not been given access to them. They have not been allowed to see their clients,” he said in an interview on JoyNews.
However, Justice Srem Sai rejected the accusation and warned against narratives that could distort public understanding of due process.
The ongoing legal developments continue to generate national debate over prosecutorial conduct, institutional authority, and the balance between investigation and constitutional rights.
COMMENTARY | BOAKYE STEPHEN
This case is gradually becoming larger than the original allegations themselves.
Now the focus is shifting toward procedure, transparency, and public confidence.
When legal institutions appear divided publicly, citizens begin questioning not only the accused, but the system itself.
That is dangerous for democracy.
Due process must never become selective. And public accountability must apply equally to investigators, prosecutors, politicians, and suspects.
Because justice loses credibility the moment fairness becomes uncertain.
