Martin Kpebu breaks silence after detention by OSP

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has publicly addressed his situation for the first time following his release from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

He described his arrest on Wednesday, December 3, as unjustified and part of what he refers to as a reckless agenda orchestrated by the OSP.

Kpebu, who had visited the OSP to assist in investigations into corruption allegations he had levelled against Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, was detained after a confrontation with officers at the OSP headquarters.

He was taken into custody before any questioning by investigators could commence.

Speaking to the media, Kpebu expressed that the arrest was incomprehensible to him and felt surreal.

“I didn’t do anything that deserves an arrest, so somehow it was like a dream, like a fairytale, so my spirits were still up,” he stated.

He further criticised the OSP under Kissi Agyebeng’s leadership, accusing the office of pursuing a destructive and politically perilous course.

“What they have actually done is that this is a suicide mission that Kissi Agyebeng’s OSP has embarked on. He can pretend he has nothing to do with it, but he is the head,” Kpebu asserted.

The arrest and its surrounding circumstances contribute to the escalating tension between Kpebu and the OSP.

The lawyer has previously accused the Special Prosecutor of procedural irregularities, including the assignment of investigations to junior officers who report directly to him.

He has maintained that only an independently constituted committee can impartially investigate the allegations he has raised.

Previously, Kpebu has also scrutinised the OSP’s management of other high-profile cases, such as the investigation involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, asserting that the office failed to adequately carry out essential procedural steps.