Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawsuit seeking to amend the writ in the civil suit against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been thrown out by the court.
The Human Rights Court on Tuesday, November 25, made it declaration ruling that Mr Ofori-Atta’s request was unnecessary and slapped him with GHS 5,000 for wasting the court’s time.
The lawyers for Ken Ofori-Atta were seeking leave to amend his writ and force the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to provide additional documentation.
The Human Rights Court further adjourned Ken Ofori-Atta’s substantive ruling on his request to amend the original writ until 12 December 2025.
The OSP in a post on X stated, “Civil Suit: Ken Ofori-Atta v. OSP & AG. The Human Rights Court this morning dismissed an application by Kenneth Ofori-Atta seeking leave to amend his writ and to obtain discovery. This matter is one of several suits filed by Mr Ofori-Atta challenging his designation as a wanted person and the arrest warrant on which that designation was based.
The Court held that the documents requested were unnecessary and awarded costs of GHS 5,000 against the applicant for wasting the Court’s time.
The substantive ruling on the request to amend the original writ has been adjourned to 12 December 2025”.
Ken Ofori-Atta, in March 2025, sued the OSP, alleging that the wanted notice violated his rights to administrative justice and due process.
The Red Notice released by INTERPOL on June 6, 2025, states that Ofori-Atta is a 65-year-old Ghanaian male born in Accra on November 7, 1959. Standing at 1.7 meters, he has dark eyes and hair and speaks Twi and English.
It will be recalled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Kissi Agyebeng, declared Ken Ofori-Atta a fugitive for failing to appear for interrogation into corruption-related investigations.
On June 13, 2025, Mayo Clinic in the United States revealed Ken Ofori-Atta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is expected to undergo surgery on June 13, 2025.
The wife, Prof. Mrs Angela Ofori-Atta, in the statement dated June 16, 2025, explained that Mr Ofori-Atta successfully underwent the surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday, June 13, and lasted over four hours.
“The doctors are pleased with how the procedure went and will now place him on a postoperative regime,” she added.
“Kenneth has always been resilient. But this has been very difficult; with the OSP choosing the period just before his surgery to declare a red alert on him,” she said.
She further gave a possible timeline by which her husband would be able to honour the invitation by the Special Prosecutor to appear before his outfit in person.
According to Prof Mrs Angela Ofori-Atta, after a successful surgery on June 13, Mr Ofori-Atta would require about 3 months to recover fully.
Mr Ofori-Atta failed to appear before the OSP for an investigative interview scheduled for Monday, June 2, 2025.
The OSP later issued a notice placing Ken Ofori-Atta on the INTERPOL Red Alert Notice database, but despite the notice, the former finance minister is still at large.
In a new development, Ofori-Atta has been removed from the INTERPOL Red Notice.
According to reports, the INTERPOL red notice was removed after a lawyer for Ken Ofori-Atta argued that it was dubiously submitted.
In a post shared by GHOne on X stated, “INTERPOL removes the Red Notice for Ken Ofori-Atta after his lawyers argued that it was dubiously submitted, stating that the request broke key rules, including the ban on politically motivated actions, exclusion of administrative matters like procurement, public financial management issues and the requirement that a case must already have formal charges in a recognised court”.
However, the OSP has issued a public notice regarding the news of INTERPOL dropping a red notice against Ken Ofori-Atta.
In a post on X, the OSP stated, “In October 2025. The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files notified Ghanaian Authorities that the Accused Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta had applied for the removal of his name from INTERPOL’s Red Notice. The Commission requested Ghana’s response to Mr Ofori Atta’s application. Ghana’s response was duly submitted on 22 October 2025.
By communication dated 7 November 2025, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files notified Ghanaian Authorities that Accused Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta had filed additional arguments in an addendum, and the Commission requested Ghanaian Authorities to file their response to Mr Ofori-Atta’s additional arguments by 21 November 2025.
The proceedings are still pending, and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files is still studying the case. During the pendency of the proceedings, the Applicant’s name, image and details are often redacted from public view until a final determination is made.
The public is urged to disregard all publications to the contrary as borne of mischief and misinformation”.
See the post below:
Civil Suit: Ken Ofori-Atta v. OSP & AG
— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) November 25, 2025
The Human Rights Court this morning dismissed an application by Kenneth Ofori-Atta seeking leave to amend his writ and to obtain discovery. This matter is one of several suits filed by Mr Ofori-Atta challenging his designation as a wanted… pic.twitter.com/DHtrcTrh2C