The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has invited private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu and media organisation TV3 over comments suggesting that the OSP acted corruptly and allowed former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to leave Ghana while under investigation.
The development was first disclosed by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, who stated on Facebook that the “OSP invites Martin Kpebu & TV3 over allegations of corruption and that the OSP looked away for Ken Ofori-Atta to leave.”
Kpebu has repeatedly criticised the OSP’s handling of the matter, accusing Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng of failing to act decisively at a critical moment.
He argued that the OSP “sat on his hands and allowed Ofori-Atta to go out,” insisting that more robust action should have been taken immediately after the 2024 election to secure the former minister’s availability for investigations.
According to him, the OSP should have moved swiftly to initiate asset-related measures and signal that the investigation was active and uncompromised.
He has also accused the Special Prosecutor of failing to alert the public when it became evident that other state agencies were not cooperating with the probe, describing the situation as a breach of duty and a betrayal of public trust.
The OSP has previously denied these claims, maintaining that it had no operational control over Ghana’s exit points, including airports.
The Special Prosecutor has said the office “saw him leave” but could not stop the departure because the OSP does not manage immigration or national security checkpoints.
He explained that the office had, at the time, encountered severe non-cooperation from other security institutions, which made it difficult to enforce directives or monitor the movement of persons under investigation.
The OSP earlier declared Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person, describing him as a fugitive after he failed to return to Ghana to assist with ongoing investigations.
The office stated that medical documents submitted on his behalf were designed to delay accountability processes, adding that it would pursue all legal avenues, including extradition, to secure his return.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
