It will be a small miracle to extradite Ken Ofori-Atta to Ghana – Ghanaians told

Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa and lawyer, Kofi Bentil, has described the possible extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as a “small miracle,” citing the legal difficulties involved and the strong legal team expected to represent him.

Speaking on JoyNews, Bentil said, “What the Attorney-General did was manage expectations of the public by informing you that with the kind of things that have happened in the past year—which constitutes a defence for Ken Ofori-Atta—and with the kind of lawyers he will have… and of course he won’t have little-boy lawyers but big-boy lawyers… it will be a small miracle to extradite Ken Ofori-Atta to Ghana.”

He added, “Dr. Ayine is also a top-notch lawyer, but what he is telling Ghanaians—he won’t say it, but I will—is that the process will be extremely challenging, and the U.S. legal system will scrutinize every aspect before acting.”

The extradition request was formally submitted on December 10 through Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the United States Department of Justice. The matter is now before American judicial authorities to decide whether it meets the required legal standards.

The situation highlights the challenges involved in bringing high-profile individuals back to Ghana for prosecution through international legal processes…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>