Kwasi Asante is the Director of Passports
The High Court in Accra has reportedly issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Director of Passports, Kwasi Asante.
According to court documents sighted by GhanaWeb, the arrest warrant was issued in relation to the issuance of multiple passports to a suspect being prosecuted.
The document indicated that the warrant was issued during court proceedings on Friday, May 16, 2025, after the director failed to appear before the court to explain how the accused person was issued multiple passports.
“An order of the Court had already been made directing the Director of Passports or any official appointed by him to appear in Court to explain how the Accused herein had been issued with several passports, i.e., about eight (8) passports all existing at the same time and all being biometric, valid, with the first one issued in 2010 not yet expired at the time the others were issued,” parts of the court document read.
The document indicated that despite the fact that the Director of Passports had been duly served, he had failed to appear before the court.
“In the circumstance, with such disrespect for the Court, a bench warrant is issued for the arrest of the Director of Passports. He is to be produced in Court anytime he is arrested,” the document, which was issued by Justice Marie-Louise Simmons, a High Court judge, read.
Kwasi Asante was appointed the Director of Passports by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only in December 2024.
See the court document below:
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