Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has explained that his office was unable to prevent former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from leaving the country during the transition period.
Speaking on the KSM Show monitored by MyNewsGh, he said Ofori-Atta left Ghana between January 1 and January 6, at a time when the Office of the Special Prosecutor had no support from state security structures.
He stressed that the OSP had no control over exit points at the time and could not rely on immigration or national security to intervene.
“We saw him leave, but we couldn’t prevent him from leaving because we couldn’t. We don’t control the exit points,” he noted. He added that calls and official communications for assistance were ignored, making it impossible to act.
According to him, the environment then was hostile and institutions appeared determined to sideline the OSP. “It was as if there was a policy of ‘block the OSP out.’
We were powerless,” he said. He pointed out that Ofori-Atta had left at a time when his cousin was still President, describing the period as one where the OSP had no leverage and no security backup.
Agyebeng indicated that conditions have changed under the current administration, stating that the OSP can now rely on immigration and national security agencies to execute its mandate when travel restrictions or enforcement actions are required.
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