The criminal case against former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta remains active in Ghana despite the circulation of a transcript from proceedings before a United States immigration court, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified.
The OSP said the U.S. immigration proceedings had no bearing on the validity or credibility of the corruption-related charges Mr Ofori-Atta is facing before the High Court in Accra.
In a public notice, the Office urged the public to distinguish between three separate legal processes involving the former minister.
According to the OSP, the first relates to Mr Ofori-Atta’s immigration status in the United States.
The second concerns extradition proceedings being pursued in the U.S. through the Attorney-General, Ghana’s central authority, to determine whether he should be surrendered to Ghana under the applicable extradition treaty.
The third is the criminal case before the High Court in Accra, where Mr Ofori-Atta is facing corruption and corruption-related charges.
The OSP stressed that the United States immigration court was not the forum to determine the credibility of the criminal charges against the former Finance Minister.
It said that issue remained a matter for the courts in Ghana.
The Office also clarified that it was not involved in the immigration proceedings in the United States, although it was involved in the extradition process being pursued through the Attorney-General.
The OSP recalled that it had stated on June 16, 2026, that the extradition documents relating to Mr Ofori-Atta were not before the U.S. Immigration Court.
The Office further stated that Mr Ofori-Atta remained subject to the criminal proceedings before the High Court and that a valid arrest warrant issued by the court was still in force.
It said the former minister was required to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the Ghanaian court to answer the charges against him.
The OSP added that the criminal proceedings would continue in accordance with the law and directives of the High Court, regardless of whether Mr Ofori-Atta was physically present in Ghana.
The clarification comes amid public discussion of the U.S. immigration court transcript, which the OSP said should not be interpreted as determining the merits of the criminal case pending in Ghana.
