The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has initiated processes to issue an INTERPOL Red Notice for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, following his failure to appear before the investigative body on Monday, June 2, 2025.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng announced the move at a press conference late Monday, describing Ofori-Atta as a “fugitive from justice.”
He stated that the former minister’s repeated failure to cooperate with ongoing investigations into alleged corruption had exhausted the OSP’s patience.
If INTERPOL approves the request, Ofori-Atta’s name will be circulated to 196 member countries, empowering law enforcement worldwide to locate and detain him for extradition back to Ghana.
Though not an arrest warrant, a Red Notice serves as a global alert on a person wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
Ofori-Atta was first named a suspect on January 24, 2025, in five corruption-related investigations, including contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), the National Cathedral project, and other financial transactions during his tenure.
He failed to appear before the OSP on February 10 and was subsequently declared wanted. However, on February 18, his name was removed from the wanted list after his lawyers assured the OSP of his return on June 2.
That commitment was broken again on Monday, with his legal team citing a sudden deterioration in his health and requesting a virtual interview instead, a request the OSP rejected outright.
Ofori-Atta’s lawyers claim to have notified the OSP about his condition in a letter dated May 27 and have filed a suit in the Human Rights Court challenging the legality of the OSP’s “wanted” designation.
The court is expected to rule on the matter on June 18, 2025.
