Davies (L) has dared Kissi Agyebeng to go ahead with his re-declaration of Ofori-Atta as wanted
Frank Davies, the lawyer of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has reacted to the declaration of his client as wanted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews on June 2, 2025, Frank Davies challenged the OSP to go ahead and carry out the extradition process it has stated to get.
“Well, he has declared him – re-declared him – a wanted person and fugitive from justice. I have listened to all that he said. He has triggered processes to ensure his forced return into the country. He has also caused a red notice alert on him.
“He has always been in the process of triggering extradition or commencing extradition proceedings to ensure a return of Ken Ofori-Atta into the jurisdiction. That is what he has opted to do. So, he should start and carry it out,” he said.
Davies, who is also the Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), went on to slam the OSP for supposedly downplaying the illness of his client.
“But I will just say this to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, that he should stick to his core duties as a Special Prosecutor and as a trained lawyer. I don’t know when he became a medical practitioner to be giving interpretations and all that he said. He’s a legal practitioner. He should stick to his core duties and stop getting himself into areas where he has very little knowledge,” he added.
About the redeclaration of Ofori-Atta wanted
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again declared the former finance minister a wanted person after he failed to honour an in-person invitation for questioning.
According to him, Ofori-Atta’s continued absence and non-compliance had exhausted the OSP’s patience, especially after efforts to accommodate his legal team’s request for a virtual session due to his medical treatment abroad.
“This office has always requested his attendance, and we have indicated clearly to him that we are unwilling to waive it. If we were amenable to taking any statement from Ken Ofori-Atta in absentia, we would have done so in February, and not waited till June 2, 2025,” Kissi Agyebeng emphasised.
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