Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of deliberately concealing the suspension of the Red Notice related to Ken Ofori-Atta. He argued that the public’s right to know was violated.
According to him, the Red Notices had remained visible on the INTERPOL website from July 2020 until August 2024, when he says Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng requested their removal.
Amidu added that he had also “left behind precedents on Mutual Legal Assistance in the Airbus SE–Ghana matter,” stressing that there was no excuse for procedural lapses.
He said the concealment of compliance issues flagged by INTERPOL’s Commission for Control of Files (CCF) “raises questions about the credibility and competence of a publicly funded institution.”
Amidu stated, “The mere concealment alone exposes the incompetence, the inexperience, the inability to learn on the job, and the misconduct within the OSP.”
Amidu argued that the continued use of public funds amid what he describes as “deception and fraud on Ghanaians” constitutes financial loss to the state. “The damage to the OSP from the point of view of public trust is palpable,” he said.
He further insisted that the pending CCF verdict on Ofori-Atta’s petition must be fully transparent. “This is a matter of public interest, and the OSP cannot continue hiding behind secrecy,” he added.
