“If I were counsel to Ofori-Atta, I would strongly advise him to return to Ghana” – Atta Akyea

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Samuel Atta Akyea, a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, has told the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to return to Ghana.

According to Samuel Atta Akyea, if he were counsel to Ken Ofori-Atta, he would strongly advise him to return to Ghana to avoid his absence being exploited to disgrace him.

He stressed that Ken Ofori-Atta’s case will not be trial in a Kangaroo court but in an open court where journalists will also be reporting proceedings.

Speaking on AsaasePa FM, Samuel Atta Akyea stated, “Ken Ofori-Atta is not a child, and a lot of people are around him; they should take a decision that would help him, especially with his name. If he can take some decisions to redeem his name, it would help him a lot. Because of how things are going”,

“If I were his lawyer, and if it is not illness that is keeping him away, I would ask him to come to Ghana, because what will happen?. I will advise him to come back so that they will not exploit his absence to disgrace him; that is my view”.

He added, “His absence, there is always a court of public opinion, with everyone saying why is he not coming back to Ghana, if you are innoncent what are you doing abroad? Why won’t you come and face your charges?

What will they do? We are all Ghanaians, so the things the court will do, a journalist can even pick it up; the court is open, it will not be a kangaroo court”.

His comments follow Ken Ofori-Atta, whose name has been permanently deleted from the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) Red Notice following a review.

On Friday, February 13, 2026, Ken Ofori-Atta’s Lawyers in a statement revealed that the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) had communicated its decision to expunge the alert from the organisation’s database.

According to the lawyers, the CCF concluded that the request for Ken Ofori-Atta’s arrest appeared to be primarily political in nature and did not meet INTERPOL’s neutrality requirements.

The statement signed by his lead counsel, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo of the law firm Minkah-Premo, Osei-Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline & Partners, read, “We are pleased to announce that, today, February 13, 2026, the Commission for The Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has notified Kenneth Ofori-Atta that on February 4, 2026 during its 135th Session, it determined that the Red Notice issued against Ofori-Atta “appears of a predominantly political character” and is non- compliant with INTERPOL’s rules, and shall be deleted from INTERPOL’s files permanently.

“Specifically, CCF stated that: “After a thorough examination of the elements before it, the commission found that the challenged data registered by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) of Ghana were not compliant with INTERPOL’s rules and decided that they should be deleted from the INTERPOL information system,” part of the letter read.

Meanwhile, Frank Davies, a member of the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal team, has told the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) they goofed in the handling of the case involving his client.

Speaking on an AM show, lawyer Frank Davies boldly stated that the Office of the Special Prosecutor got it wrong and must be apologetic and tell Ghanaians the truth.

According to Frank Davies, due process and the rule of law are not mere slogans warning the OSP against condemning suspects in the court of public opinion before cases are properly tested in court.

Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyer stated, “So yes, they got it wrong this time. They goofed. I think they should be apologetic and tell Ghanaians the truth. My candid advice to them is that the rule of law and due process are not a term of art. It evolves from established practices and processes”.

Frank Davis added, “It is not always right to punish people’s reputation when there is no basis for it”.

“This is why due process matters. You cannot destroy someone’s reputation before the facts are properly established,” he said.

The lawyer’s remarks follow the INTERPOL permanently deleting Ken Ofori-Atta’s name from their Red Notice must pause for a moment.

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