The Human Rights Court has dismissed an application filed by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
His application sought permission to amend his writ and to obtain discovery after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) declared him a wanted fugitive and issued an INTERPOL Red Notice.
Ken Ofori-Atta declared wanted on INTERPOL’s Red Notice list
Providing an update on the case on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the OSP said the court dismissed Ofori-Atta’s application because the documents he requested were deemed “unnecessary.”
In addition, the Human Rights Court ordered Ofori-Atta to pay GH¢5,000, describing his application as a “waste of the court’s time.”
“The Human Rights Court this morning dismissed an application by Kenneth Ofori-Atta seeking leave to amend his writ and to obtain discovery. This matter is one of several suits filed by Mr Ofori-Atta challenging his designation as a wanted person and the arrest warrant on which that designation was based.
“The Court held that the documents requested were unnecessary and awarded costs of GHS 5,000 against the applicant for wasting the Court’s time,” the OSP stated.
He added, “The substantive ruling on the request to amend the original writ has been adjourned to December 12, 2025.”
In June 2025, Ken Ofori-Atta was formally added to INTERPOL’s Red Notice database after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) declared him a wanted fugitive.
The Red Notice was released on June 6, 2025, stating that Ofori-Atta is a 65-year-old Ghanaian male born in Accra on November 7, 1959. Standing at 1.7 meters, he has dark eyes and hair and speaks Twi and English.
INTERPOL reports that he is wanted for “Using Public Office for Profit.” The OSP is looking for international cooperation to find and temporarily arrest him while awaiting extradition or voluntary surrender because they believe he is now in the United States for medical treatment.
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The former minister is facing several corruption-related charges, along with seven others, in the SML case being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
These include issues about a revenue assurance agreement with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) and the contentious National Cathedral project.
