Trouble Looms As CPA Petitions Chief Justice To Remove Ofori-Atta Case From Current Court

The Committee for Public Accountability (CPA) has petitioned Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to reassign the corruption-related trial of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and six co-accused persons to a different court.

The proceedings are currently taking place at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court. The organisation says its appeal is based on public concerns about the case and questions regarding the appearance of judicial neutrality.

In its petition, the CPA highlighted allegations shared on social media suggesting possible conflicts of interest. It, however, stressed that those claims had not been independently established.

Collins Owusu Amankwa, the organisation’s Executive Secretary and signatory to the petition, said the request should not be interpreted as an attack on the presiding judge or an attempt to discredit the judiciary. He explained that the main objective was to safeguard public confidence in the judicial process.

According to the CPA, assigning the case to another court could help eliminate public doubts about the fairness of the proceedings and strengthen confidence in the justice system.

Ken Ofori-Atta and six other defendants are facing multiple charges involving alleged corruption. Among the accused are former Ghana Revenue Authority officials and executives of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd.

The organisation has consequently urged the Chief Justice to consider transferring the case to another court to protect the credibility of the proceedings and maintain public trust in Ghana’s judicial institutions.

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