Nana Obiri Boahen, a Private legal practitioner, has rejected assertions calling for the State to intervene on behalf of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, following his arrest in the Netherlands.
According to Obiri Boahen, state intervention on behalf of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North would amount to causing financial loss to the state.
He argued that the arrest has no connection to the state and that public resources should not be used to provide legal support.
Obiri Boahen highlighted that the MP must face the music by carrying his own cross, arguing that the MP’s use of a diplomatic passport has no bearing on the case.
Speaking in an interview on Frontline on Rainbow Radio on May 14, 2026, Obiri Boahen said, “Stop this nonsense of suggesting that the government should have engaged authorities to secure his release”.
“Give us a break. If he has been arrested, so be it. Him being an MP has nothing to do with what has happened. He is a person of interest who has been arrested, and we must stop this jungle analysis surrounding the arrest.”
He further highlighted, “Even the President of Venezuela has faced arrest-related issues, and you are talking about a Ghanaian MP.
“He is not above the law. He has been arrested over suspected wrongdoing and must face the law. It does not matter whether he is a Ghanaian MP or not,” he added.
Sources familiar with the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, have shared details concerning the arrest at the Schiphol Airport.
Reports suggest that the Asante Akyem North MP was dramatically arrested by Dutch security officials at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam shortly after a KLM flight from Accra landed in the Netherlands.
According to CitiNewsroom, “the lawmaker departed Kotoka International Airport in Accra on Saturday, May 9, aboard KLM Flight 590. The flight reportedly left Ghana through Gate C7 at about 10:10 p.m. and arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam at approximately 4:36 GMT on Sunday”.
The information gathered from sources detailed that the incident happened moments after the aircraft touched down at Gate F3 when passengers were prepared to disembark, the pilot announced that all passengers should remain seated for what was described as a security check.
Sources revealed that a team of Dutch security officials subsequently boarded the aircraft and proceeded directly to the Business Class section where the Asante Akyem North MP was seated with another senior government official travelling on the same flight.
The Dutch security officials reportedly identified the MP, read him his rights, and placed him in handcuffs before escorting him off the aircraft into a waiting security van.
Meanwhile, Abena Fosuaa, the mother of Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, has broken down in tears, appealing to President John Mahama and relevant authorities for his immediate release following his arrest at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
The family maintains his innocence, describing the detention as an attempt to embarrass him.
They also cited previous alleged assassination attempts on his life during his last election campaign.
According to the mother of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, his son is a hustler who has done everything except stealing.
Speaking to Ohene Media on May 14, 2026, the woman who described herself as the MP’s mother’s direct sister described him as a kind and hardworking person.
Abena Fosuaa stated, “For his character, he is a good man. Since childhood, he has never fought with anybody before. Even if he comes around and sees a child eating, he will join the person to eat. He does not discriminate. Just last Saturday, he came to distribute clothes to widows and mothers”.
She continued, “He has been supporting me with money to farm maize, rice and other agricultural products. I was on my way to the farm when I was informed that he had been arrested…I have stayed with him for a long time, and he is not lazy. He is a hustler and can even carry water for money.”
“He has done everything before except stealing,” she added amid tears.
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The mother and relatives of Asante Akyem MP, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, has appealed to President John Mahama and relevant authorities for his immediate release following his arrest at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
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