Legal representation has been secured for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, who remains in detention in the Netherlands, although Parliament says it is yet to receive an authenticated copy of the arrest warrant from Dutch prosecutors.
The Majority Chief Whip, Mr Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, disclosed this in an interview on Channel One TV on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, monitored by Graphic Online.
According to him, the MP contacted him shortly after his arrest on Sunday morning, prompting immediate consultations with parliamentary leadership.
Mr Dafeamekpor said the Majority Leader, Mr Mahama Ayariga, who was in transit at Heathrow Airport in London at the time, altered his travel plans and proceeded to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to engage Dutch authorities and officials over the matter.
He explained that Mr Ayariga held discussions with officials for about two to three hours as efforts began to establish the circumstances surrounding the arrest.
“Since then, we have brought in the Foreign Minister, brought in our Ambassador to The Hague, brought in the Attorney General because he has to deal with some legal issues in terms of travelling on a diplomatic passport,” Mr Dafeamekpor said.
“The Speaker himself has been brought in, the Clerk. So we have coordinated this matter very well,” he added.
The Majority Chief Whip confirmed that a lawyer had been engaged to represent the MP. He said the lawyer is of Ghanaian origin, qualified in the Netherlands and currently practising there, although he declined to disclose the lawyer’s identity.
He further revealed that Parliament and the legal team were still waiting for official documentation relating to the arrest.
“The prosecutor that has been appointed in Amsterdam, dealing with the matter with the lawyer, is yet to give those necessary documents to the lawyer and for our consideration,” he said.
“So let us remain calm and not jeopardise the issues.”
Mr Dafeamekpor said the detention occurred on Sunday, May 10, 2026, when Mr Frimpong arrived at Schiphol Airport aboard a KLM flight from Accra.
He explained that the MP, who was travelling on a diplomatic passport, was on a private trip to the United Kingdom, where his family resides, and was arrested while in transit through the Netherlands.
The use of a diplomatic passport, he noted, has introduced legal and diplomatic considerations into the case, with the Attorney General currently examining the implications surrounding the MP’s status.
Media reports have linked the detention to an alleged investigation involving the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), but Mr Dafeamekpor declined to confirm the claims, insisting that no official documents had been presented to Parliament or the legal team.
“We want to urge all the media houses not to be throwing in things that have not been confirmed,” he said.
“Even the one for his arrest, we are yet to have the authenticated copy. Let us remain calm and not jeopardise the issues. We are doing everything possible to see how best the matter can be resolved.”
Parliament officially confirmed his detention on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in a statement signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror.
The statement said the Speaker and parliamentary leadership were engaging Ghana’s mission in The Hague to gather further details about the case.
Also speaking on the programme, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and the New Patriotic Party’s spokesperson on constitutional and legal affairs, Dr Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, cautioned against prejudging the matter, stressing that formal charges had not yet been confirmed.
Mr Dafeamekpor maintained that the detained MP was in good health and had not been mistreated while in custody.
As of Wednesday night, Mr Frimpong remained in detention in the Netherlands as Ghanaian authorities continued engagements with Dutch officials and the legal team handling the matter in The Hague.
Source:
www.graphic.com.gh