The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has ordered the permanent removal of a Red Notice issued against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, after concluding that the alert was largely political in nature and did not comply with INTERPOL’s regulations.
In a public statement dated February 13, 2026, counsel for Mr. Ofori-Atta, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo Esq, disclosed that the decision was reached during the commission’s 135th session held on February 4, 2026.
According to the statement, the CCF determined that the Red Notice “appears of a predominantly political character” and therefore failed to meet INTERPOL’s standards.
The commission further ruled that the information submitted by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Ghana did not satisfy the organisation’s rules and directed that the data be deleted from INTERPOL’s information system.
INTERPOL’s constitution bars the organisation from engaging in matters that are political, military, religious or racial in nature.
The CCF functions as an independent oversight body, ensuring that information shared through INTERPOL channels complies with these rules and reviewing requests linked to Red Notices and other alerts.
A Red Notice is an international request asking law enforcement agencies to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition or similar legal action. Although it is not an international arrest warrant, it can carry serious reputational and travel consequences for the individual concerned.
Ken Ofori-Atta served as Ghana’s Finance Minister from 2017 to early 2024 under the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He became the subject of investigations related to his period in office, which eventually led to a request for an INTERPOL Red Notice through Ghana’s National Central Bureau.
On June 2, 2025, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, announced that his office had initiated steps for the issuance of the Red Notice after Mr. Ofori-Atta allegedly failed to honour several invitations for questioning in connection with ongoing corruption investigations.
The decision by the CCF to delete the notice means Mr. Ofori-Atta’s details will no longer appear in INTERPOL’s global database, and member countries will no longer act on the withdrawn alert.
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