The International lawyer representing former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, Enayat Qasimi, has broken his silence concerning his client’s extradition brouhaha.
Enayat Qasimi highlighted that his client, Ken Ofori-Atta, is fully committed to the laws of Ghana and is fully committed to answering for anything he did as Ghana’s finance minister.
He, however, claimed the case against his client is politically motivated and not being given the rights that he’s guaranteed under Ghanaian law.
Speaking during an interview with the BBC shared on YouTube on December 24, 2025, Enayat Qasimi said, He’s committed to fully complying with the laws of Ghana, and he’s fully committed to answering for anything that he did when he was Finance Minister. There’s absolutely no question about that. The question is, is he being given the rights that he’s guaranteed under Ghanaian law? He’s not. He’s never been”.
“Ofori-Atta was receiving treatment in the US. They knew this all along. There was no purpose for issuing the red notice, but they went ahead and issued it,” he said.
Also, Wilberforce Asare, a Political Editor with pro-NPP Asaase Radio, has weighed in on the commotion surrounding the extradition of former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
According to the Asaase Radio editor, Ken Ofori-Atta believes the charges against him are personally and politically motivated.
He highlighted that Ken Ofori-Atta is fighting his extradition in a US court because of those reasons.
Wilberforce Asare is quoted by GHOne TV to have said, “Ofori-Atta believes the charges against him are personally and politically motivated, hence his decision to challenge the extradition request in US courts”.
Meanwhile, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, the Former Deputy Attorney General, has said the 1931 extradition treaty between the US and Ghana provides former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta certain defences.
The former Deputy Attorney General highlighted that Ofori-Atta can argue that he is politically pursued or prosecuted.
He further added that Ofori-Atta can argue that his fundamental rights will be violated when he is extradited back to Ghana.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, December 20, 2025, Tuah-Yeboah stated, “… But per the [1931 extradition] treaty also, Ofori-Atta has certain defences that he can raise. One of them is when he alleges that he’s been politically pursued or prosecuted. If that argument succeeds in the US court, he will not be brought to Ghana”.
“Another argument he can put up is that if he is brought back to Ghana, his fundamental rights will be violated, especially when it comes to torture, and you know there’s a convention against torture… I can assure you that if he’s able to prove it, he will definitely not be brought to Ghana,” he continued.
He added, “It’s a long journey that we have to go. It’s a defence available to whether he’s going to activate it. I’m just trying to give a general education. I mean, we are in a democratic state, and with issues of human rights, people will be able to raise them because of their constitutional rights, but I’m just highlighting some of the things that his lawyers there are likely to raise when it comes to the extradition proceedings in the US.”
“If you look at Article 3 of the [1931 extradition] treaty, it details the offences under which the extradition could be triggered in the US. I’ve looked at a charge sheet which has been prepared by the OSP, and I’m not going to make any judgment on it, but that charge has to be evaluated by the US to see whether there is merit to warrant the commencement of extradition proceedings in the US,” he explained.
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