Ken Ofori-Atta’s ‘wanted’ motion against OSP to be decided on June 18

A motion filed by former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta to prevent the office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from declaring him a wanted man has been adjourned until June 18, 2025, by the Human Rights Court.

The former minister filed this motion on March 27 to restrain the OSP from labeling him with the terms; “wanted” or a “fugitive from justice,” as well as other reliefs.

According to Ken Ofori-Atta, the OSP breached the principles administrative justice with the continual display of his photographs and personal details on the office’s official social media pages. His legal team were of the view the actions of the OSP are a violation of its assurance letter which indicated that the office would refrain from such publications on February 18, 2025. 

In the motion, Ken Ofori-Atta seeks to have his named removed from the wanted persons list of the OSP, a court order to prohibit any related future publications such designations without judicial approval, as well as an interlocutory injunction to restrain the OSP from releasing any statements using the designation “fugitive from justice,” to describe him.

He also requested a mandatory order that directs the office of the Special Prosecutor to erase all traces of such references from its public platforms.

Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal team argues that these actions are an infringement on his fundamental human rights, including personal liberty, freedom of movement, and administrative justice, granted by the 1992 Constitution.

The OSP is however, yet to respond to these allegations.  

The Human Rights Court is expected to give their final ruling on the maater on June 18, 2025.