Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the agency’s online database, which lists him as being held at a facility in Virginia.
Ofori-Atta, who is wanted in Ghana on corruption charges, has been in the United States since January last year for medical treatment, including prostate cancer surgery. He was declared a fugitive in February and formally charged in November and was later taken into custody over his immigration status while seeking to extend his stay.
He served under former president Nana Akufo-Addo, overseeing controversial tax reforms and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.
