Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has defended the former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta's appeal to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to engage them virtually.

According to him, there is no law that forces the former finance minister to appear physically for interrogation.

Speaking on Accra-based Channel 1 Television, he explained that it is because that has been the norm for years that is why his physical presence is expected.

However, in the era of digitization, he can engage digitally to be interrogated by the office of the special prosecutor if they want to. "He doesn't have to appear before them in person.