Lawyers for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta have accused Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng of abusing his office after INTERPOL permanently removed a Red Notice issued against their client.
The move follows a ruling by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF), which, during its 135th session on February 4, 2026, ordered the deletion of the alert, bringing to an end the international notice previously placed on the former minister.
In a public notice dated February 13, 2026, his lawyer, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo Esq., said the decision was taken during the CCF’s 135th session on February 4, 2026.
The commission found the notice “appears of a predominantly political character” and ordered its permanent deletion from INTERPOL’s database.
According to the statement, a detailed review determined that information submitted by the Ghana INTERPOL National Central Bureau did not meet the organisation’s rules and could not remain in its systems.
Under its constitution, INTERPOL is prohibited from intervening in matters of a political, military, religious or racial nature. The CCF operates independently to ensure compliance with these standards and to examine petitions concerning Red Notices and related alerts.
The decision represents a significant setback to attempts to extradite Ofori-Atta, who has been under investigation over the management of Ghana’s economy and several controversial financial transactions.
In an interview with Channel TV on Saturday, February 14, 2026, one of Ofori-Atta’s lawyers, Frank Davies, criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over its handling of the matter.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor should be serious with Ghanaians. When we talk for Ken Ofori-Atta, people say all kinds of things that he is running away from accountability. If we are in a serious country, people should be careful with what they say. The Office of the Special Prosecutor is abusing that office,” he said.
