Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says a public alert could have stopped former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from leaving the country.<\/p>\n
He believes the Special Prosecutor failed to act when it mattered most. He said the Office should have informed the nation when attempts to block the travel were ignored by security agencies.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Joy News\u2019 PM Express on Wednesday, Martin Kpebu said he had been invited only to clarify comments he had made.<\/p>\n
The vociferous lawyer said, \u201cTo be clear, I\u2019m not being investigated for any offence at all. But rather, I\u2019ve made some comments, and he says I should come and clarify.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the Office wanted \u201csome evidence to back that, to help the corruption fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Kpebu said the most important comment was about the Special Prosecutor\u2019s admission.<\/p>\n
He said the Special Prosecutor had confessed that Ken Ofori-Atta wrote to the incoming and outgoing Chiefs of Staff before travelling. He said the Special Prosecutor intercepted the letter.\u00a0 According to Mr Kpebu, the Special Prosecutor then ran to the National Investigations Bureau but \u201cdidn\u2019t get help,\u201d and then ran to National Security but \u201cdidn\u2019t get help there too,\u201d and finally went to the Ghana Immigration Service but \u201cstill didn\u2019t get help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin Kpebu said that was a separate argument, but the real failure was what the Special Prosecutor did not do.<\/p>\n
He said it \u201cdidn\u2019t occur to the man who had done the \u2018Ankwanuma\u2019 press conference, that he should blow the whistle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The private legal practitioner said the Special Prosecutor should have held a press conference to alert the country.<\/p>\n
He said the Special Prosecutor should have said: \u201c\u2018Hey, people of Ghana, I\u2019ve clear evidence Mr Ofori-Atta is about to travel out of Ghana and I\u2019ve gone to these institutions, but they are not helping me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Kpebu said a public alarm would have triggered immediate action. He said, \u201cYou know how many people would have taken steps to the airport to prevent him from travelling?\u201d<\/p>\n
The lawyer said he was part of the ORAL team at the time, and they were working and had people with authority.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had security capos like Kofi Boakye was on the ORAL team as well. And there were people in the back room, [who could have helped].\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin Kpebu insisted that a simple alert could have changed everything and believes the former Minister\u2019s exit could have been stopped if the Special Prosecutor had informed the public.<\/p>\n
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