The document shows the Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Ken Ofori-Atta
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has refuted the assertion that it declared former Minister of Finance, Kenneth Ofori-Atta wanted without a warrant.
Kenneth Ofori-Atta has been placed on INTERPOL’s Red Notice for failing to appear at the OSP as earlier scheduled, to answer questions regarding his alleged involvement in graft, including the controversial ambulance deal and the National Cathedral.
Speaking on JoyNews’ NewsFile on June 7, 2025, the Director of Strategy, Research and Communication at the OSP, Samuel Darko, said that the OSP secured an arrest warrant for Ofori-Atta in February 2025.
“Before we declare someone wanted, we will go for a warrant from a court of law. So, it’s not true that the OSP just issued a warrant… I think somewhere in February, that’s when we went for the warrant for Mr Ofori-Atta,” he said.
The warrant, which was displayed during the discussion, was titled “Warrant of Arrest in the Supreme Court of Ghana” and was dated February 12, 2025.
It was stated in the letter that Ken Ofori-Atta had been accused of “using public office for private profit”.
Samuel Darko explained that the OSP went in for the warrant because it was having difficulties finding Ofori-Atta.
“You cannot declare a person wanted when you are not searching for him or her to arrest the person… The OSP, EOCO, and the Ghana Police do not require a warrant to arrest a suspect. We don’t need it. Act 30 says that we can arrest you with a warrant or we can arrest you without a warrant.
“The only reason why sometimes we go for a warrant is to kill all doubt. Sometimes, when you go, they are very violent and all that. Then the most crucial one is, if you find us going for an arrest warrant, it means that we are not able to locate you. So, we want people to help us arrest you. And the only way to do that is to be able to get around the warrant and then declare you wanted,” he said.
View a video of these remarks and the warrant below:
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