Contrary to the warning from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Ken Ofori-Atta will be declared wanted if he failed to show up in person today, Accra News Online can confirm the former finance minister will not honor the invitation.
The OSP in a statement today warned Mr. Ofori-Atta will be declared wanted again and flagged as a fugitive of justice with Interpol alert issued on his head if he once again fails to show up in person. However sources close to the former finance minister have confirmed Mr. Ofori-Atta will not be in Ghana on the June 2 deadline.
The development has been attributed to an “unexpected negative change in Mr. Ofori-Atta’s health circumstances.”
Accra News Online has gathered this medical update has been brought to the attention of the OSP by Ken’s lawyers as well as the Human Rights Court with medical reports.
According to the legal team of Ken Ofori-Atta any attempt by the OSP to declare their client wanted under the current circumstances “will be odd.”
Ken Ofori-Atta’s has a pending suit at the Human Rights Court challenging the OSP’s declaration of him wanted as unlawful. The Judge has set 18th June for Ruling.
Indeed, the OSP issued a news alert on Thursday May 28 2025 on its X account confirming this:
“The Human Rights Court has adjourned to 18 June 2025 for a ruling on a motion filed by former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta, seeking to restrain the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from declaring him wanted, among other reliefs
“Mr Ofori-Atta is also asking the court to order the OSP to remove previous declarations from its social media platforms. His motion was moved by his legal team and is being contested by the OSP. The court will deliver its ruling on the matter on 18 June 2025,” the statement read.
The legal team has also raised doubts about media reports of threat to declare their client wanted based on the OSP’s statement on X on May 28.
According to the sources, Ofori-Atta’s lawyers have submitted to court full details of his current medical situation, including scheduled surgical procedures.
Accra News Online has also gathered the former finance minister has availed himself for the OSP’s interview to be done electronically, as permitted by the Electronic Transactions Act for the purposes of eliciting a Cautioned Statement while he continues with his medicals abroad.
