Frank Davies, a member of the legal team representing former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has asked the Special Prosecutor how he concluded that his client was suffering from cancer when he claimed there was no medical report.
Kissi Agyebeng revealed yesterday June 2, 2025, that the legal team for former Finance Minister Ken Ofor-Atta has informed him that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, he has been notified of the medical condition that renders him unavailable for a scheduled appearance.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, June 2, 2025, Kissi Agyebeng stated, “By a letter dated May 28, 2025, Ken Ofori-Atta informed the Office of the Special Prosecutor that he has been diagnosed with cancer.”
“His lawyers further stated that a change in the scheduled date will be communicated to the Office in due course”, he added.
Kissi Agyebeng however revealed that the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has not provided any medical report to justify his health concerns.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, from January 24 till now, Mr Ofori-Atta has not produced any medical report.
Kissi Agyebeng added, “From January 24 till now, Mr Ofori-Atta has not produced any medical report. From March to May. He said he was going to have a surgical operation in March… After accommodating him, he never bothered to tell OSP that there had been a fundamental change in your condition.
“Therefore, the OSP views Mr Ofori-Atta’s lawyers’ letter dated 28 May 2025 as an expression of utter bad faith on the part of Mr Ofori-Atta, and it confirms our long-held well-considered opinion and conclusion that Mr Ofori-Atta has no intention of voluntarily returning to the jurisdiction and to attend the OSP,” he said.
However reacting to the OSP comments Frank Davies speaking to the media on Monday, 2nd June 2025, stated, “I want to believe that he clearly understands what he is doing. Because you are at the Office of the Special Prosecutor, you can come into the public domain and disclose, as he has said, that there is no medical report.
How did he conclude that Ken Ofori-Atta was suffering from cancer?” Mr Davies questioned.
He added, “I am not about to involve myself in frugality. If he says he is going to bring Ken into the country because he [is] fleeing from justice and has since declared him a fugitive of justice, we will all be waiting for him to bring Ken Ofori-Atta into the country.”
The OSP has since revealed that he has triggered a process for the issuance of an INTERPOL red notice, potentially subjecting Ken Ofori-Atta, to international arrest and extradition.
