NDC Communications Team member Theophelious Dzimegah Jnr says the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is simply doing its job in the Baffour Awuah case and has not violated the Manhyia South MP’s rights.
Speaking on JoyNews Newsfile on Saturday, October 3, the legal practitioner pointed to Article 14(3) of the Constitution, which deals with when a detained person must be brought before a court.
“I believe that, to a large extent, EOCO is doing its mandate. If you read Article 14 (3), it talks about when the person should be brought to court.
“So as it is now, I don’t think that EOCO has violated his (the MP) rights, it is not the use of power, but it is what it is that the investigative body needs to do,” he said.
According to him, the MP should have presented himself to investigators, given his role at the law firm linked to the transactions being looked at.
He said EOCO was right to seek his cooperation to establish the circumstances of the alleged financial offences, including money laundering.
The comments come amid a row over how EOCO has gone about getting Mr Baffour Awuah to appear, as well as his arrest and detention.
Background
EOCO officers tried to arrest the MP at the Accra High Court on September 23, 2026 but he resisted, calling it an unlawful arrest and an attempted kidnapping.
He then sought sanctuary at Parliament.
EOCO said it had issued two invitations to the MP which he failed to honour.
His lawyers dispute that account saying the correspondence concerned his role as Senior Partner of Sarkodie, Baffour Awuah and Partners, and an investigation involving the firm’s client, SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited.
According to them, a representative of the firm attended interrogation sessions on March 4, March 18 and April 30 and submitted a written statement to EOCO.
The High Court issued an arrest warrant for the MP on September 30 after EOCO said it had exhausted reasonable means of securing his voluntary attendance.
Mr Baffour Awuah however reported to the agency on October 1 and was arrested. EOCO later said he was cooperating with investigators.
His lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, said EOCO had presented charges including money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.
He rejected the allegations, arguing the transactions arose from legitimate legal services provided to recover an investment for SIC Life.
In an update on October 2, EOCO said it was working with the Attorney-General’s Office to bring the MP before a weekend court within the applicable constitutional and procedural requirements.
It also dismissed reports that he had been granted GH¢50 million bail.
