The Office of the Special Prosecutor will today, Monday, November 24, arraign former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others in a case involving 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
The OSP has indicated that it will seek court orders to serve the charge sheet on accused persons currently outside Ghana’s jurisdiction.
The update was first announced on the OSP’s X page on November 20, stating that the prosecution would “seek the necessary court orders for service of the charge sheet on the fugitives who are outside of the jurisdiction.”
The charges were formally filed on November 18 against Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta alongside Ernest Darko Akore, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Ammishaddai Owusu Amoah, Isaac Crentsil, Kwadwo Damoah, Evans Adusei, and Strategic Mobilisation Limited.
Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to be tried in absentia, as he has not returned from a trip to the United States.
The other accused include former senior officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority. The court proceedings mark the first appearance for the accused since the charges were filed.
Hearing is expected to proceed with the prosecution’s request for the necessary orders to serve those currently outside the country.
