Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has given a detailed account of his appearance before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
He explained that he was not under investigation but was invited to clarify statements he made in recent media interviews on TV3.
Speaking on TV3’s Ghana Tonight with Kemini Amanor on Wednesday, November 19, Kpebu said he arrived ahead of time and was first taken to a waiting room.
According to him, the first “mishap” occurred when a junior OSP officer informed him he was entitled to only one lawyer during the meeting.
“I said, what? One lawyer? Which constitution is that?” he recalled.
He said the officer later sought clarification from his superiors and allowed him to proceed with the two lawyers who were already present.
A third, he added, was still on the way.
Kpebu said after introductions with the committee, he halted the proceedings to raise preliminary legal concerns.
He explained that such issues must be cleared before any committee or court proceeds with substantive matters.
He noted that the panel accepted his objections, after which the meeting was adjourned.
The actual engagement, he said, lasted about 22 minutes.
Kpebu stressed that he is not facing any criminal probe.
Instead, he was asked to “clarify” or in his view, substantiate comments he made during interviews on TV3.
He outlined four key issues the OSP raised. Kpebu maintains that the Special Prosecutor himself publicly stated he intercepted a letter from former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who had sought permission to travel.
He argued that if the Special Prosecutor faced institutional resistance, the proper response should have been a public briefing, citing constitutional provisions that give citizens civic oversight over state institutions.
He said he had raised concerns about an OSP officer involved in the SML probe who he alleges previously worked with organisations linked to West Blue, the company that was replaced by SML.
Kpebu noted that a formal petition on this alleged conflict of interest has since been submitted to CHRAJ and is publicly available on several news platforms.
Kpebu reiterated his earlier claim that the OSP itself was “a crime scene,” citing examples such as two office employees who he alleges were performing domestic duties for the Special Prosecutor.
He acknowledged that the OSP expects him to present material beyond what he said in interviews, and indicated he is prepared to do so.
Kpebu dismissed the idea that the invitation was unnecessary, saying the engagement has revived public debate about the issues he raised.
“For me, it’s good riddance because now we can interrogate it,” he said.
He called for governance experts and constitutional analysts to examine the Special Prosecutor’s claim that agencies such as the National Investigations Bureau, Immigration and National Security did not assist him in attempting to stop Ken Ofori-Atta from leaving the country.
He described the matter as serious and insisted it deserves full national scrutiny.
By Christabel Success
