‘Poor’ lawyer Abraham Amaliba schooled over Ofori-Atta’s detention
Lawyer Frank Davies, who is part of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal team, has pushed back against comments made by lawyer Abraham Amaliba concerning Ofori-Atta’s ongoing legal matters in the United States.
Speaking on Prime Insight on Joy Prime on Saturday, January 10, Davies dismissed allegations that the Ghana-based lawyers representing Ofori-Atta were not adequately informed about developments in the case.
The discussion was prompted by a video circulating online in which Amaliba suggested that the lawyers in Ghana did not have full knowledge of Ofori-Atta’s status. Amaliba pointed out that Ofori-Atta’s US-based lawyers, who had previously provided public statements on the extradition process, including an interview with the BBC, had become silent after his detention by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving the Ghanaian legal team supposedly without information.
In response, Davies said:
“Well, Amaliba, my good friend, is a trained lawyer. And when lawyers talk in this pedestrian manner, I got a bit worried.”
He challenged Amaliba’s assumption that the Ghana-based lawyers were out of the loop:
“What does he know about engagement between American lawyers and lawyers? If he’s doing a case in Ghana, and there’s another leg in America, is he trying to suggest that American lawyers will not give him feedback as to what is happening?”
Davies further emphasized that lawyers should refrain from speaking publicly on matters they do not fully understand:
“When people have little knowledge of something, it is better for them to keep quiet rather than go around embarrassing themselves and saying all kinds of things because they want to be heard on the radio or television. It is needless.”
He also referenced another legal matter involving Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, describing her as a convicted criminal currently in the United States, and highlighted that proper extradition procedures should be pursued, underlining the universal application of legal accountability.
Regarding Ofori-Atta’s detention, Davies confirmed that legal action has already been initiated in the US:
“The lawyers in America have filed the process in court to challenge his custody in ICE detention. That process will be heard later this month. What does he expect the lawyers in America to be saying? That is why we are here as lawyers, because we have collaboration and teamwork with American lawyers.”
Davies’ remarks underscore that the Ghana-based legal team is actively coordinating with their counterparts in the United States, and he refuted suggestions that they are uninformed. He stressed that the ongoing legal proceedings will follow due process, with hearings scheduled to continue later this month…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>