Frank Davies, a member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has dismissed claims that his client has been moved from the Caroline Detention Centre in the United States.

Speaking in an interview on JoyNews Today on Monday, January 19, Mr Davies confirmed that Mr Ofori-Atta remains at the same detention facility where he was first held.

“Let me make it abundantly clear that this diplomatic faux pas being displayed by the Foreign Minister and the Ambassador is most unfortunate. Without fear of contradiction, Kenneth Ofori-Atta has not been moved from the Caroline Detention Centre. For an Ambassador to put this in the public space, I don’t know what he intended to achieve,” he stated.

His comments follow claims by Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Emmanuel Smith, that Mr Ofori-Atta had been transferred from the Caroline Detention Facility ahead of his hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 20.

Mr Davies challenged the Ambassador to disclose the new location if indeed his client had been moved.

“It is just not enough to say he has been moved. He has been moved to where?” he asked.

“And this is the same Ambassador who wanted to extend consular assistance to Ken? I am telling you on authority that Ken remains at the Caroline Detention Centre, where he was, where he has been, and where he will remain until tomorrow,” he insisted.

Mr. Ofori-Atta was detained in the United States in January 2026 following a formal extradition request by the government over issues related to his immigration status.

He is currently being held by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while proceedings continue.