The office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has rejected a request from the legal team of the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta for him to appear virtually for questioning, despite the claims of health complications.
During a press briefing on June 2, 2025, the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said that his office is not ready to compromise its stance on the physical appearance of Ken Ofori-Atta. "This office has always requested his attendance, and we have indicated clearly to him that we are unwilling to waive it.
We want him here physically, and we insist on it," he said.
Kissi Agyebeng emphasized that the OSP would not accommodate any remote appearance, noting that if it would be acceptable to take Ofori-Atta's statement without a physical appearance, it would have been done months earlier. "If we were amenable to taking any statement from Ken Ofori-Atta in absentia, we would have done so in February, and not waited till June 2, 2025," Kissi Agyebeng stated, he noted.
