The family of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed he will return to Ghana after surgery on June 13, 2025.
According to the family, Ken Ofori-Atta will return after surgery to face the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
On Monday, June 9, in a statement released by the family, they condemned the issuance of an INTERPOL Red Notice and declared the OSP’s actions as violations of due process, constitutional rights, and international law.
The family stated, “We are confident that Mr Ofori-Atta’s rights will be restored and when these investigations are completed, he will be acquitted in full view of our entire nation and justice will find the Hamans”.
“Once Mr Ofori-Atta’s surgical procedure is over and the necessary treatment and recuperation has taken place, he will return to Ghana at the appropriate time and meet with the OSP in-person,” they added.
The family also revealed they have petitioned INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau and Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files to delete the Red Notice against him, accusing the Office of the Special Prosecutor of abusing its administrative powers.
The family emphasised that the arrest warrant issued for Ofori-Atta on 11 February 2025 was obtained under unusual circumstances without a supporting affidavit and argued that despite the warrant no charges have been filed against Ofori-Atta.
Ken Ofori-Atta’s family has since formally petitioned both the National Central Bureau and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF).
They are calling on them to immediately delete the Red Notice, arguing that it was procured based on manipulated evidence and withheld medical information.
According to Ken Ofori-Atta’s family, the OSP is abusing its powers in what it calls a “premeditated vendetta” against the former official.
Their petition come after, Kissi Agyebeng 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.
The Special Prosecutor in a press conference rejected Ken Ofori-Atta’s request for a virtual session.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, Ken Ofori-Atta must present himself physically to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Kissi Agyebeng stated, “This office has always requested his attendance, and we have indicated clearly to him that we are unwilling to waive it. If we were amenable to taking any statement from Ken Ofori-Atta in absentia, we would have done so in February, and not waited till June 2, 2025.
“We want him here physically, and we insist on it. A suspect in a criminal investigation does not pick and choose how the investigative body conducts its investigations and the methods suitable to him and his convenience. We will not countenance this conduct, not in this case”, he added.
Meanwhile, Sammy Darko, the Director of Strategy and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor has stated that Ken Ofori-Atta can be sick but still have to face the law.
He was quoted by JOY NEWS to have stated, “You can be sick but you still have to face the law”.
Sammy Darko had earlier detailed the OSP cannot take the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s caution statement through Zoom.
He emphasised that Ofori-Atta has not been arrested by any law enforcement agency so the suggestion that the OSP could take his statement via Zoom may not apply.
Sammy Darko further asserted that a suspect cannot be arrested through Zoom neither can a caution statement be taken.
