The legal team representing former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has launched a scathing critique of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of veering outside his legal authority and making medical judgments he is not qualified to make.
In an interview with Accra-based JoyFM, lead counsel Davies sharply questioned the Special Prosecutor’s credibility, especially after Agyebeng reportedly dismissed medical documentation submitted to excuse Ofori-Atta from appearing before investigators.
“I don’t know where he became a medical practitioner or Surgeon General,” Davies stated. “He should stick to his mandate. This theatrics is unnecessary.”
The legal team insists that their client’s medical condition has been duly communicated through proper documentation.
“We sent a report from the doctors to him, and the doctors’ report suggested he was unavailable for interview,” Davies continued. “If it was not sent to him, would he have commented on it and say it is pointless? Does it lie in his domain to make this comment?”
Tensions appear to have escalated following public remarks by the Special Prosecutor hinting at a potential trial in absentia should Ofori-Atta continue to be unavailable. Davies questioned not only the legality but the intent behind such a move.
“He says he’s going to try him in absentia. Has he exhausted all the legal avenues? We are all lawyers. We also know what to do,” he warned.
Davies also expressed concern over the ethical implications of the Special Prosecutor allegedly disclosing private health information.
“If he goes on to say that Ofori-Atta has been diagnosed with cancer, does he appreciate what that means? When did he transmogrify to be a doctor?” he asked, calling into question the propriety of Agyebeng’s commentary.
