The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has shot down claims that there is currently a friction between the OSP and the Office of the Attorney-General (AG).
His response comes after some have alleged that there is an ongoing rift between the two offices over the handling of the extradition case involving former Finance Minister, Mr. Kenneth Ofori-Atta.
Mr. Darko in a Facebook post clarified that there is no disagreement between the two institutions.
He pointed out in his post 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 further disclosed that the OSP intends to file charges in several related cases involving Mr. Ofori-Atta and other individuals.
He lamented the 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.
He also stated that the OSP wrote to the government on June 2, 2025, seeking its position on the extradition.
A directive was issued the following day from the Chief of Staff asking 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.
The OSP responded to the request by the A-G on June 20, 2025, 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 went on to indicate that in September, the AG again requested an update on the matter and inquired whether a preliminary report could be provided.
This correspondence from the A-G, he disclosed, was not part of the leaked documents.
Read his full post below
There is no bad blood between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Attorney-General (AG), nor is there any contention over the case docket. The issue at hand is primarily one of timing. The OSP is nearing completion of its work on some of the cases involving Mr. Kenneth Ofori-Atta and will, in due course, submit the necessary information required to complete the extradition process to the AG.
The OSP has been focused on finalising these investigations, as it also intends to file charges in several related cases involving Mr. Ofori-Atta and other individuals. It is understandable that the AG may be under public pressure, particularly regarding progress on the ORAL matter, and that there is widespread interest in seeing Mr. Ofori-Atta brought to trial.
However, just as the AG has often reminded the public—especially supporters of the NDC—that investigations and prosecutions take time, the same understanding should be extended to the OSP. The OSP operates as an independent prosecutorial body with investigative powers and a specific, limited jurisdiction over certain corruption and corruption-related offences, which Mr. Ofori-Atta is alleged to have breached.
I am aware that the Special Prosecutor is expected to complete and transmit the necessary information to the AG this week to facilitate the extradition process.
What is of concern, however, is the partial leakage of information, which poses potential risks to OSP officers mentioned in the report and may create unfounded perceptions of political bias or interference in the ongoing extradition proceedings.
Certainly, 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—despite criticism from those who thought it was being unreasonable or inconsiderate when it maintained that Mr. Ofori-Atta was unwilling to return, and despite being ridiculed for stating that it could not place him on an Interpol Red Notice.
For the record, since the correspondence was leaked, it is important to note that one crucial document was not part of the leak.
On 2 June, the OSP wrote to the political authority seeking the government’s position on the extradition matter.
On 3 June, the Chief of Staff wrote to the Attorney-General (AG), directing cooperation with the OSP’s request to initiate the extradition of Mr. Kenneth Ofori-Atta.
On 13 June, the AG wrote to the OSP, requesting the names of OSP officers who would handle the extradition process, as well as a case docket.
On 20 June, the OSP responded with the names of its designated officers and explained that it was in the process of finalising the cases. The Office noted that it had conducted searches and seized servers, computers, and documents from SML, which were being analysed for evidential value and would be incorporated into an investigative report for submission to the AG to aid in completing the extradition documentation.
In September, the AG again wrote to the OSP to request an update on progress and inquired whether the Office could provide even a preliminary investigative report in the absence of a completed docket. This is the letter which was not LEAKED, I don’t know why?
This particular correspondence was never leaked. As previously stated, the OSP is finalising the investigative report and will soon transmit it to the AG.
Therefore, it is between September and October that there has been a brief gap — one the OSP is currently working to fill by completing and transmitting the final investigative report to the Attorney-General. That is not a delay or unwillingness. its finishing the work.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
