Martin Kpebu is a private legal practitioner
Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has criticised fellow legal practitioner Martin Kpebu over what he describes as an attack on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.
According to Ampaw, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is seeking to remove the Special Prosecutor and Martin Kpebu is allegedly being used to facilitate that agenda.
He claims Kpebu has shown gross disrespect toward the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its head, Kissi Agyebeng, because President John Dramani Mahama appointed him as a member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) task force, an appointment Ampaw believes places Kpebu “in the pocket” of the president.
Ampaw alleged that Kpebu has repeatedly made unfounded accusations against the OSP and reacts inappropriately whenever he is asked to provide evidence, often disrupting proceedings.
He insisted that because of Kpebu’s ties to the presidency and his perceived alignment with the ruling government, he has become emboldened.
“The NDC want to remove the Special Prosecutor, and Martin Kpebu is being used.
Martin Kpebu released after hours in OSP custody
“He has made several allegations against the OSP without any evidence. He should have been arrested by the OSP. What he engaged in was cyberbullying. And when the OSP called him to provide evidence of his allegations, he started misbehaving because he is an ORAL member appointed by President John Dramani Mahama and he is in his pocket,” Ampaw claimed.
“So, he went to the office with a disrespectful attitude. He didn’t respect the office or the Special Prosecutor. He approached them arrogantly because his government is in power.”
Ampaw further accused Kpebu of staging media attention to insult Kissi Agyebeng before honouring an invitation to the OSP.
“Because he doesn’t respect anybody and because of his arrogance, he organised the media to follow him and insult Kissi Agyebeng ahead of his meeting. He granted interviews on the premises and insulted the Office even before he went in, just to provoke the workers. What he did could have warranted an arrest for offensive conduct,” he added.
Martin Kpebu was released after spending nearly five hours in the custody of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
He was detained on allegations of obstructing an officer of the OSP.
Speaking to TV3 shortly after his release, Kpebu described the detention as unwarranted, insisting he had committed no offence.
“I know I have not done anything wrong, so I knew I would be released,” he stated.
Kpebu explained that the incident leading to his arrest stemmed from a verbal confrontation with a military officer stationed at the OSP.
According to him, the officer verbally abused him, prompting a heated exchange.
“Then the next thing, the soldier said I am stupid, so I also turned and said he is also stupid and so we exchanged words,” he recounted.
In recent weeks, Martin Kpebu has intensified his criticism of the Special Prosecutor, accusing him of contradicting himself in matters involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
On TV3’s The KeyPoints on November 29, 2025, he insisted that the OSP’s claim that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) refused to help arrest Ofori-Atta had been exposed as untrue.
“The head of an anti-corruption agency cannot lie to citizens, run down state institutions without evidence, and still expect to hold office. If this was a slip, he should have admitted it. The fact that he keeps defending it shows it was deliberate,” he argued.
Kpebu said he independently verified the OSP’s assertions by speaking to current and former NIB officials, and none confirmed receiving any request for assistance.
He also referenced a written response from the NIB dated November 27, 2025, which stated clearly that the Bureau “did not receive any formal request for assistance to arrest Ofori-Atta.”
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