Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has strongly voiced concerns over what he describes as a one-sided approach to extraditing cybercrime suspects to Western nations.
Speaking on the first day of the Global Fraud Summit, he made it clear that Ghana will not endorse any international arrangement on global fraud that results in a one-way flow of extraditions from countries like Ghana to Western countries.
He stated that Ghana is willing to support and participate in a global framework only if it includes a corresponding and efficient mechanism for the extradition or surrender of political corruption suspects back to African nations, as well as the recovery of looted assets to the continent. This position was shared by Srem-Sai in a post on his Facebook account following his address at the summit.
The Global Fraud Summit, organized under the auspices of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL, aims to explore the creation of a global legal framework to combat cross-border fraud. Discussions come at a time when Ghana is pursuing the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from the United States to face questions over decisions made during his time in office.
At the same time, Ghana has received a formal extradition request from United States authorities for Frederick Kumi, widely known as “Abu Trica.” He faces charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The Gbese District Court has scheduled Wednesday, March 25, 2026, to deliver its ruling on a preliminary objection in the case.