Fresh details have emerged surrounding the detention of Kwame Ohene Frimpong at Amsterdam’s Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, after Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor disclosed that the legislator was intercepted over an arrest warrant reportedly issued by authorities in the United States.
According to the Majority Chief Whip, the warrant forms part of an international security alert mechanism that permits enforcement agencies in different jurisdictions to act once notices are circulated through global policing systems such as Interpol.
Speaking during separate interviews on JoyNews programme The Pulse and Joy FM Midday News on Wednesday, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor revealed that the detention occurred on Sunday morning while the Asante Akyem North legislator was travelling to the United Kingdom on what he described as a private family visit.
“The point is that the Asante Akyem North MP was intercepted and interrogated for some minutes and was told that there is a warrant issued by the United States government for his arrest and extradition. And that a warrant of arrest, once it is issued and given to Interpol, can be executed anywhere, whether it is known to your home country or not,” he disclosed.
The South Dayi legislator clarified that reports suggesting the detained parliamentarian was travelling to the United States aboard a Delta Airlines flight were inaccurate.
“That is most inaccurate,” he stressed. “The Honourable Member was on a private visit to the United Kingdom. He has a family there and does frequent the UK.”
He further explained that Kwame Ohene Frimpong had been travelling on a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight and was using a diplomatic passport at the time of the interception.
Meanwhile, parliamentary leadership has reportedly intensified coordination efforts following confirmation of the incident by the Parliament of Ghana. A statement issued by Clerk to Parliament Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror indicated that the Rt Hon Speaker together with parliamentary leadership had engaged Ghana’s diplomatic mission in The Hague to secure detailed information regarding the detention.
Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor further disclosed that a Ghanaian lawyer based in The Hague has since been retained to advise and represent the detained MP as legal consultations intensify.
“We have been doing some coordination since Monday. We have got him a lawyer, a Hague based lawyer, a Ghanaian based in The Hague, to advise him,” he stated.
According to the Majority Chief Whip, legal representatives are still awaiting complete disclosure regarding the grounds for the alleged warrant issued by authorities in the United States, noting that only limited information has so far been made available.
“We are still waiting for the basis for the issuance of the warrant,” he added.
He also appealed to the public to disregard speculative claims and unverified narratives circulating on social media, insisting that the legal team handling the matter is relying solely on authenticated information and official documentation.
Lawyers representing the MP are currently reviewing documents connected to the case in The Hague as diplomatic and legal engagements continue behind closed doors.
The unfolding incident has since generated widespread public attention both within Ghana and internationally, particularly due to the rare nature of a sitting Ghanaian legislator being detained abroad in connection with an alleged international extradition request.
