The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has dismissed reports suggesting friction between the OSP and the Office of the Attorney-General (AG) over the handling of the extradition case involving former Finance Minister, Mr. Kenneth Ofori-Atta.
In a Facebook post on Monday, October 20, Mr. Darko clarified that there is no disagreement between the two institutions, emphasising that the issue at hand is merely one of timing, as the OSP is finalising its investigations before submitting the relevant case materials to the Attorney-General.
“There is no bad blood between the OSP and the AG, nor is there any contention over the case docket. The OSP is nearing completion of its work on some of the cases involving Mr. Ofori-Atta and will, in due course, submit the necessary information required to complete the extradition process to the AG,” he said.
He noted that the OSP intends to file charges in several related cases involving Mr. Ofori-Atta and other individuals, stressing that investigations and prosecutions require time to ensure accuracy and fairness.
Mr. Darko also expressed concern over the recent leak of official correspondence related to the extradition case, describing it as “partial” and potentially harmful to OSP officers mentioned in the report.
“The leak could not have originated from the OSP. The Office would never compromise the safety of its officers or jeopardise a case it has pursued diligently since February,” he stated.
Providing a timeline of correspondence between the two offices, Mr. Darko disclosed that the OSP wrote to the government on June 2, seeking its position on the extradition. The following day, the Chief of Staff directed the Attorney-General to cooperate with the OSP’s request. On June 13, the AG asked the OSP to provide the names of officers handling the case and the case docket.
He said the OSP responded on June 20, naming its designated officers and explaining that it was finalising evidence analysis involving seized servers, computers, and documents from Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML).
Mr. Darko added that in September, the AG again requested an update on the matter and inquired whether a preliminary report could be provided. He noted that this correspondence, unlike earlier ones, was not part of the leaked documents.
He assured that the OSP is working to complete and transmit the final investigative report to the Attorney-General this week, describing the process not as a delay but as the final stage of ongoing work.
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