A High Court in Accra has admitted into evidence a collection of internal GIIF email correspondence and attachments that make repeated reference to the Accra Sky Train project, marking a key moment in the ongoing US$2 million trial involving former officials of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who dismissed objections raised by the prosecution and allowed the documents to form part of the trial record, stating that the court would assess them “for their worth.”

The emails were tendered by defence counsel Victoria Barth, representing former GIIF Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah.

She argued that the correspondence demonstrates that the Accra Sky Train was regularly discussed within GIIF structures and featured in routine reporting, countering claims that it was an isolated or informal reference.

According to the defence, the emails—mostly circulated by the company secretary in September 2020—were accompanied by several attachments, including risk and audit committee documents, and listed multiple projects under GIIF’s portfolio, among them the Accra Sky Train.

One email chain, highlighted during proceedings, reportedly described the Sky Train as a GIIF project affected by the COVID-19 economic shock. The defence contends this contradicts earlier testimony by the prosecution’s first witness, Yaw Odame-Darkwa, who suggested the project lacked formal recognition within the fund.

The prosecution, led by Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, opposed the admission of the documents, arguing that the key issue before the court is not whether the project was mentioned in emails but whether the required approvals existed.

He maintained that the legal “north star” of the case remains whether there was board approval, authorisation for the release of funds, and, where necessary, parliamentary approval for an international transaction. In his view, the emails did not establish any of these.

Dr. Srem-Sai also raised concerns about document inconsistencies, noting that the prosecution had not been furnished with all the materials listed and pointing to discrepancies between some file names and the documents presented.

Despite these objections, Justice Kocuvie-Tay ruled in favour of the defence, admitting the emails and attachments into evidence.

Mr. Asamoah and former GIIF Board Chair Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi are standing trial over an alleged unauthorised US$2 million investment linked to the Accra Sky Train project, which prosecutors argue resulted in financial loss to the state.

The defence has consistently rejected claims that the transaction was conducted off-book and has suggested the case raises broader questions about corporate governance and political influence, a position the prosecution continues to dispute.