Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, says the Minority has not formally received notice of the High Court arrest warrant for Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
According to him, although members of the Minority have heard reports about the arrest warrant through various sources, the matter has not formally been communicated to the Minority group.
“Well, first of all, it hasn’t come to our attention formally. It is not something we are formally aware of. We have also heard it, I mean in person and also in the news,” he said.
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He stressed that the Minority has remained committed to respecting due process and would respond appropriately if the arrest warrant is formally brought to its attention.
“We have been law-abiding. We have respected due process. If it is proven that we have to go through that motion, we will go through that motion because we have been a law-abiding group,” Mr Annoh-Dompreh said.
The Minority Chief Whip rejected suggestions that Nana Baffour Awuah had sought refuge in Parliament following an earlier attempt by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest him at the Accra High Court.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh, who said he witnessed the incident at the court premises, maintained that the earlier episode was separate from the current court process.
“The whole process, what happened at the court premises, I was there. I was a living witness. That was a clear illegality. So you don’t compare apples and oranges. They are two different things that happened,” he said.
The comments follow a High Court decision authorising EOCO to arrest the Manhyia South MP after the Office told the court that it had exhausted reasonable means of securing his voluntary attendance.
The warrant relates to an ongoing investigation by EOCO. The allegations under investigation have not been determined by a court.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh said the Minority would wait for the formal process before deciding on its next course of action.
“If it is proven to be a formal process, and it’s a formal warrant that has been issued by a properly constituted court, let’s get to that bridge, and we’ll know how to cross it,” he added.