'International agencies didn't trust Ghana enough' – Clinton on OK Frimpong arrest

Legal practitioner Amanda Clinton has shared her thoughts on the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, popularly known as OK Frimpong, in the Netherlands.

In an interview on JoyNews on May 13, 2026, monitored by GhanaWeb, Amanda Clinton stated that the reason Interpol and other international security agencies allegedly did not share details ahead of OK Frimpong’s arrest was due to a lack of trust in the Ghanaian government and its security agencies.

According to her, there was a high likelihood that OK Frimpong, being a politically exposed person, could have become aware of the planned arrest if the Ghanaian authorities had been informed beforehand.

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“It absolutely sends a signal to this government and to any future government that international law enforcement agencies perhaps did not trust the Ghanaian government enough to share information that they ordinarily should have shared. If there had been trust, we would have seen something like an extradition process.

“That is the concern from international agencies. The fact that they did not work in collaboration with the Ghanaian government to naturally expose this matter, and instead allowed him to board a flight after gathering all that information, rather than sharing it with the Ghanaian authorities for them to decide whether they agreed or whether they were going to extradite him, speaks volumes,” she said.

She further noted that the actions of Interpol and other international agencies should raise serious questions about confidence in Ghana’s security institutions.

“It says a lot about the ongoing conversation surrounding whether governments effectively deal with politically exposed persons and individuals in authority. If they fail to handle such matters effectively, then this is the kind of international embarrassment we will continue to face,” she added.

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