The INTERPOL has removed former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from its Red Notice list, permanently deleting the alert after the Commission for the Control of Files (CCF) ruled it “predominantly political” and in violation of INTERPOL’s rules.
The Red Notice, which had flagged Ofori-Atta for international assistance in connection with his failure to appear before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has now been officially withdrawn.
The OSP had charged him and seven others with 78 counts, including conspiracy to influence procurement, corruption, and offences related to the National Cathedral project and revenue assurance contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited.
Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo, Ofori-Atta’s lawyer, said, “After a thorough examination of the elements before it, the commission found that the challenged data registered by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of Ghana were not compliant with INTERPOL’s rules and decided that they should be deleted from the INTERPOL information system.”
Meanwhile, the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that proceedings for the extradition of Ofori-Atta have been initiated, ensuring that local legal processes in Ghana continue despite the Red Notice removal.
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