One of the members of the former Finance Minister’s legal team, Frank davies has slammed the government over what he describes as selective justice.

Speaking during an appearance on JoyNews, the lawyer slammed the government for applying double standards in his pursuit of justice. According to him, there are people, including Ex-MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, who has been in the US for about 2 years since her sentence in April 2024.

Consequently, Mr Davies has urged the government to get the former CEO from the US to serve her sentence before intensifying efforts to do the same with his client, Mr  Ofori-Atta, insisting that Ghana must be consistent in its commitment to due process and accountability.

“Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction, a criminal court of corruption and corruptible tendencies. She has been convicted and is now a jailbird. She’s a criminal fugitive in the United States. I think our government, on the threshold of what they promised Ghanaians, should be able to bring Attionu back to Ghana, and then they can deal with Ken Ofori-Atta,” he added.

Frank Davies went on to warn against selectivity, stressing the need to uphold justice and do way away with what he described as “double standards, hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty” or risk losing public trust in the country’s judicial system.

“Now, they say Madam Attionu has blood running through her veins, and Ken Ofori-Atta has palm kernel oil dripping in his, so he is now more important than someone who has been convicted. This is the justice we are preaching in Ghana. If we are preaching justice, let us preach justice. If we are preaching the rule of law, let us do so. If we are preaching due process, let us preach it, not selectivity,” he stressed.

Frank Davies’s remarks come at a time when conversations have heightened, regarding the arrest and detention of the former Finance Minister by US immigration over his visa status, with many suggesting Ghanaian authorities take advantage and bring him to face justice, as he has been pursued for over 8 months now.

The Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC, has reported that Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori has declined to meet them.

The Embassy reported this in a formal statement shared by the Deputy Attorney General, Dr Srem-Sai, on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Sunday, January 11.

According to the Ghanaian Ambassador, Victor Emmanuel Smith, his outfit requested access to Mr Ofori-Atta after confirming his arrest and detention over his immigration status.

Their request for access to him was “to provide consular assistance in line with established diplomatic and international protocols”.

However, “The Embassy was informed by the facility that the detainee declined to engage with consular officials at that time without his lawyers present”.

However, “The Embassy of Ghana remains in contact with the appropriate United States authorities and will continue to follow the matter closely to ensure that Mr. Ofori Atta's rights are totally respected.”

Meanwhile, investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has shed more light on the arrest and detention of Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Speaking during an interview on TV3’s Key Points program on January 10, Manasseh revealed that Ofori-Atta’s arrest was a targeted operation by ICE and wasn’t part of a general swoop.

He mentioned that witnesses present at the scene claim that Mr Ofori-Atta was arrested right after he exited his residence, a luxury apartment complex in Washington DC, known as Westlight Apartments, located at 1111 24th Street, on the morning of Tuesday, January 6.

“This wasn’t like those organised raids by ICE in specific places. They got in specifically for him. As soon as he emerged from the entrance of the building, they moved in, surrounded him, got him into a car and drove him away,” Mr Azure said on January 10.

He continued, “This is a luxury apartment complex in the West End of Washington DC, about a 20-minute walk from the White House, adding that former Vice President Kamala Harris owned a two-bedroom condo in this same apartment complex.”

Following his arrest in Washington DC, Mr Ofori-Atta was transferred to a detention facility in Virginia, where he is currently being held.

Manasseh also affirmed the assertions made by the Attorney-General, indicating that Mr Ofori-Atta’s US visa was revoked in June 2025, contrary to claims that it merely expired. However, he clarified that, earlier, Mr Ofori-Atta’s visa was supposed to have expired in the coming month but was revoked, making his last six months and some days stay in the US illegal, hence his detention.

“The update we got exclusively this morning is that the US visa was revoked as far back as June 2025. He’s been living in the US illegally for the past six months, and that is what landed him in trouble with ICE. It is possible to have a visa with a future expiration date, but the state can still take it back,” he noted.

“Extradition comes with a whole lot of legal issues, but if you overstay your visa, that changes everything” he added.