OSP didn’t interrogate me; we only agreed on procedure for my evidence

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has clarified that he was not interrogated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) during his visit on Tuesday afternoon.

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse after the meeting, he explained that the engagement focused solely on procedural matters, not questioning.

“I was not interrogated, we haven’t even reached there. I was here to provide further information to them, and they will use that to investigate the allegations I have made,” he said.

The OSP had invited Mr Kpebu last week to respond to comments in which he alleged that the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, had colluded with former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta before his recent travel outside the country. The invitation sparked public expectations of a formal interrogation.

However, Mr Kpebu stressed that no such interrogation occurred. He described the interaction as cordial and centred on protocol, indicating that the OSP was seeking clarity on how to commence a probe into his claims.

“We are negotiating the protocol, the things to do in order for me to hand over my information. That is what we are negotiating, that is what we used the 33 minutes for,” he added.

Before heading to the OSP, a group of Ghanaians, led by Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi and Mr Martin Kpebu, had staged a protest in Accra demanding the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng from office over what they describe as his failure to deliver on his mandate.

The group insists that President John Dramani Mahama must either terminate the appointment of the Special Prosecutor or dissolve the office entirely, claiming it is not serving the purpose for which it was established.

Speaking to the media during the protest, Martin Kpebu accused Kissi Agyebeng of not being truthful to Ghanaians, alleging that he connived with former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to enable him to leave the country.

Mr Kpebu said several claims made by the Special Prosecutor regarding attempts to seek assistance from state institutions to arrest the former minister have all turned out to be false.

“He claimed that before Ofori-Atta travelled, he saw a letter the former minister wrote to both the outgoing chief of staff and the incoming chief of staff. How do you see such a letter?”

Mr Kpebu added that Mr Agyebeng had also claimed he went to the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to seek assistance but did not receive help. “It has turned out to be false. He didn’t go to NIB,” he said.

“He said he went to Immigration to seek help and didn’t get help. It has turned out to be false. He said he went to National Security for assistance to arrest Ofori-Atta and again claimed he didn’t get help. It has turned out to be false,” Kpebu continued.