{
  "id": 466761,
  "title": "OSP reveals Ken Ofori-Atta’s trial will resume on August 27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/osp-reveals-ken-ofori-attas-trial-will-resume-on-august-27",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/osp-reveals-ken-ofori-attas-trial-will-resume-on-august-27/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's corruption trial is set to recommence on August 27, 2026, according to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The announcement was made by the OSP following a Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the constitutional validity of the OSP Act, 2017 (Act 959). The trial's resumption comes after a previous High Court ruling had suspended proceedings due to concerns over the OSP's prosecutorial powers. Ofori-Atta is accused of 28 counts of corruption and related offenses, stemming from investigations into revenue assurance contracts involving Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). His co-accused include former GRA Commissioners-General, a former Customs Commissioner, the CEO of SML, and the former Chief of Cabinet to Ofori-Atta. Ofori-Atta has been granted permanent residency in the United States after receiving approval for his Green Card application in June 2026, but the OSP has clarified that this decision is separate from the Ghanaian criminal proceedings against him.",
  "summary": "The trial of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to resume on Thursday, August 27, 2026, following a Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutional validity of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959). The OSP announced the resumption of proceedings in a Facebook post on Monday, August 10. The development […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Ken Ofori-Atta's trial resumes on August 27, 2026",
    "OSP trial resumes after Supreme Court ruling",
    "Ofori-Atta accused of 28 corruption counts"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}