The Office of the Special Prosecutor \u201cgot it wrong\u201d in its handling of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and must apologise to Ghanaians, a member of his legal team has said.<\/p>\n
Speaking on an AM show, lawyer Frank Davies criticised the OSP over the now-deleted INTERPOL Red Notice against Mr Ofori-Atta, describing the process as flawed and unfair.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo yes, they got it wrong this time. They goofed. I think they should be apologetic and tell Ghanaians the truth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Davies stressed that due process and the rule of law are not mere slogans but must be reflected in how investigations and prosecutions are conducted.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy candid advice to them is that the rule of law and due process is not a term of art. It evolves from established practices and processes,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
He warned against condemning suspects in the court of public opinion before cases are properly tested in court.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not always right to punish people\u2019s reputation when there is no basis for it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
His comments follow a decision by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files to permanently delete a Red Notice issued against Mr Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n
In a public notice dated February 13, 2026, counsel for the former minister, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo, announced that the commission reached the decision during its 135th session held on February 4, 2026.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the commission concluded that the Red Notice \u201cappears of a predominantly political character\u201d and did not comply with\u00a0INTERPOL rules.<\/p>\n
It also found that the data submitted by Ghana\u2019s National Central Bureau failed to meet INTERPOL\u2019s standards and should be removed from its system.<\/p>\n
INTERPOL\u2019s constitution bars the organisation from engaging in political, military, religious or racial activities, with the commission tasked to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n
Mr Davies said the decision confirms that Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s name has now been completely removed from INTERPOL\u2019s records.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why due process matters. You cannot destroy someone\u2019s reputation before the facts are properly established,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The case has attracted national attention due to Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s prominent role in Ghana\u2019s recent economic management under the New Patriotic Party government.<\/p>\n
In response to the development, the OSP has reiterated its commitment to fairness and legality.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the office said it remains guided solely by law and evidence and is committed to the fair, lawful and impartial prosecution of corruption and corruption-related offences.<\/p>\n
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The Office of the Special Prosecutor \u201cgot it wrong\u201d in its handling of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and must apologise to Ghanaians, a member of his legal team has said. Speaking on an AM show, lawyer Frank Davies criticised the OSP over the now-deleted INTERPOL Red Notice against Mr Ofori-Atta, describing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":15724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[3394,1098,2031,4973],"class_list":["post-15723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-frank-davies","tag-ken-ofori-atta","tag-osp-2","tag-red-notice-decision"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15723"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15725,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15723\/revisions\/15725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}