{"id":112072,"date":"2026-01-21T18:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112072"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:00:58","slug":"ofori-atta-isnt-scared-of-criminal-prosecution-he-will-come-at-the-right-time-frank-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112072","title":{"rendered":"Ofori-Atta isn\u2019t scared of criminal prosecution, he will come at the right time \u2013 Frank Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 42 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>A member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, says his client is not afraid of criminal prosecution and will return to Ghana to face the law when the time is appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on<strong> JoyNews\u2019 <\/strong><em>The Pulse<\/em> on Wednesday, January 21, Frank Davies dismissed claims that Mr Ofori-Atta was evading accountability, insisting that no one was shielding the former minister from the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta is not scared of criminal prosecution. So those who are saying he should come and account, they should rest their voices,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it is appropriate for Ken to come, he will come. Whether by extradition or otherwise, he will come. And when he comes, he will face the full rigor of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Davies stressed that the former Finance Minister, like any Ghanaian, is entitled to legal representation and due process, describing public calls suggesting otherwise as misplaced.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Arise Ghana continues protest at US Embassy, vowing to continue until Ofori-Atta returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cNobody is shielding Ken. Nobody will have that conviction that anyone is shielding Ken. But Ken is supposed to have legal representation, and that is what we have as Ghanaians. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody can take that legal right from him,\u201d he added, urging critics to \u201clisten to the state and watch the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments come amid mounting public pressure from pressure group Arise Ghana, which has been picketing the United States Embassy in Accra to demand the return of the former finance minister to face what the group describes as \u201cjustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ofori-Atta served as Ghana\u2019s Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024 under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration and has been at the centre of several public controversies relating to alleged financial mismanagement and procurement concerns. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) announced investigations into a number of transactions approved during his tenure, including revenue assurance contracts, aspects of the public debt restructuring programme, and payments made under sole-sourcing arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyers have previously maintained that he remains willing to cooperate with any lawful investigative process, explaining that his temporary stay outside the country is due to health and security considerations.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arise Ghana\u2019s lead convener, Bernard Mornah, says the group is prepared to sustain its protest if Mr Ofori-Atta does not return to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>JoyNews <\/strong>at the protest grounds on Tuesday, Mr Mornah said the group had initially notified the Ghana Police Service of its intention to embark on an indefinite picketing exercise.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Arise Ghana vows to camp at US Embassy until Ofori-Atta returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOur initial notification to the Ghana Police was for an indefinite protestation and picketing. They requested that we put it into a lot. And so we agreed that the first two weeks would be just to come sit around the United States Embassy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the group would review its strategy after the two-week period, depending on developments surrounding the former minister\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the US decides that tomorrow Ken is coming to Ghana, we will terminate our picketing. 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