Hassan Tampuli, a member of parliament for Gushegu has urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to take advantage of digitisation to engage the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
The lawmaker urged Kissi Agyebeng to reconsider the request of the Ken Ofori-Atta, for a virtual session in response to ongoing investigations.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Hassan Tampuli stated, “What is important for me is that there are other options available for Ken Ofori-Atta to engage the OSP”.
“I think the OSP should take advantage of this medium. In this era of digitisation, we should be able to see some amount of change. The OSP should take advantage of this digital platform and engage him”, he added.
His comments come on the back of the OSP rejecting 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 added, “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 revealed.
The Special Prosecutor further 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.
“About 30 minutes before this brief, I triggered processes for the issuance of an INTERPOL red notice for the location and provisional arrest of Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta in whichever jurisdiction, pending extradition or his surrender,” the Special Prosecutor revealed.
It will be recalled the OSP accused him of causing financial loss to the state in several dealings including the construction of the famous National Cathedral and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA’s) – Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML), the loss reduction contract between ECG and Beijing Jao and Health Ministry to Service Ghana Auto Limited/Ambulances.
