The Criminal Division of the High Court has dismissed an application by former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta seeking to strike out an arrest warrant issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing the motion as lacking merit.
Mr. Ofori-Atta had petitioned the court to invalidate the warrant and annul all related enforcement actions, including an Interpol Red Notice alert. His legal team argued that the OSP had acted unlawfully and failed to follow due process in securing the warrant.
However, in a ruling delivered Thursday morning, the court upheld the legality of the OSP’s actions. Presiding judge Justice Lydia Osei Marfo stated that there was no evidence of procedural error or abuse of process, and dismissed the application in its entirety.
The decision marks a significant victory for the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, whose office has been investigating Mr. Ofori-Atta over alleged procurement breaches and financial misconduct during his tenure. The probe includes high-profile contracts and transactions involving sovereign bonds, COVID-19 relief funds, and state procurement deals.
Mr. Ofori-Atta, who was declared a wanted fugitive by the OSP in June 2025, had failed to respond to multiple invitations to appear before investigators, citing medical treatment abroad.
With the court’s ruling, the arrest warrant and Interpol Red Notice remain in effect, allowing the OSP to continue its pursuit of accountability in one of Ghana’s most high-profile anti-corruption cases.
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