The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has accused some security agencies in the country of sabotaging the investigation into former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta during former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration.

According to him, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been wrongly blamed for allowing Ken Ofori-Atta to leave the country.

Speaking in a recent interview with veteran broadcaster Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM), Kissi Agyebeng said his office at the time had no power to prevent the former finance minister from leaving the country.

“We have attracted some flak asking, ‘Why did we allow him to go?’… He left between January 1st and 6th. I know the date, but I’m not going to say it. Who was in power during those few days?

“And we don’t control the airports. The OSP does not control exit points. Yet, we are criticised day in and day out, being asked, ‘Why did you allow him to leave?’”

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He added, “His cousin was president. We didn’t watch him leave. We were powerless; we saw him leave, but we couldn’t prevent it. At the time, if you called immigration, no one would even respond.”

The Special Prosecutor further accused several security officers of deliberately refusing to cooperate with his office.

“It was only the police and the military that supported us in our work. National Security, no. National Signals Bureau, no. National Intelligence Bureau, zero. That was the situation at the time, though things are different now. The security setup was staged against the OSP, making it impossible for us to perform our job. And now I’m being asked how I let Ken Ofori-Atta leave.”

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