The former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has sued the National Security and its operatives for ‘trespassing’ on his home.He seeks damages for the alleged trespass.
A writ from the High Court brings the suit against two senior police officers, namely DSP Bismarck Boakye Ansah and Chief Inspector Mensah, for their alleged act of trespass on the former finance minister’s private property and violating his right to privacy.
The former minister seeks the action following an incident that occurred on February 11, 2025, at his residence, where 5 individuals in military uniform, one individual in police uniform and the remaining in plain clothes, stormed Mr. Ofori-Atta’s residence in Cantonment, Accra.
In the statement of claim, the plaintiff, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta was out of the country, seeking medical treatment at the time the incident occurred. According to reports from his domestic staff, the two senior police officers who raid the house were aided by nine other individuals in military uniform and armed with rifles, as well as several others in plain clothes.
In a video that circulated after the incident, the team was seen raiding private spaces in the house, including the bedrooms, kitchen, and closets, without prior notice or consent from the complainant nor his domestic staff. According to the plaintiff, not only was the raid a trespass but while the operation was ongoing, a member of the team used his cellphone to video all that was ongoing, further breaching his privacy.
In the writ, the plaintiff alleged that the raiding team “did not provide any form of warrant nor indicate to the Plaintiff’s domestic staff the basis for the search but warned the domestic staff to desist from using their mobile phones throughout the entire period of the unauthorized operation.”
According to Mr. Ofori-Atta, the incident damaged his reputation, both domestically and internationally, portraying him as a criminal, which led him to be ridiculed and scorned by the public.
In the writ, “Plaintiff says further that the raid on the property which gained notoriety both domestically and internationally has not only exposed him to public ridicule, resentment and scorn but also portrayed him as a criminal and this has negatively impacted his hard-earned reputation in the international community.”
The former finance minister is therefore seeking a declaration that the defendants’ actions were unlawful, damages for trespass and breach of privacy, and a perpetual injunction to prevent further interference with his property and privacy rights.
The plaintiff also seeks for damages and costs for his ordeal. The defendants, DSP Bismark Boakye Ansah and Chief Inspector Mensah, have been served and ordered to enter an appearance within eight days of being served with the writ.
Source: Dehotpress
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