Ghana: Parliament Confirms Detention of Asante Akyem North MP in Netherlands

Ghana MP detained in Netherlands over alleged $32m FBI probe

Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kwame Ohene Frimpong has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, according to a statement from Ghana’s Parliament.

Ghana: Parliament Confirms Detention of Asante Akyem North MP in Netherlands

Parliament has confirmed that the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Beleaguered O.K Frimpong traveled to U.K on a personal trip – Majority Chief Whip

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has stepped in to clarify the circumstances surrounding the detention of Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament Kwame Ohene Frimpong at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, dismissing inaccuracies in earlier reports about the lawmaker’s travel arrangements. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on Wednesday, May 13, the Chief Whip addressed claims that Mr Frimpong had been headed to the United States aboard a…

Ghanaian lawmaker detained in Netherlands over alleged $32m fraud

Kwame Ohene Frimpong, the lawmaker representing Asante Akyem north constituency in the parliament of Ghana, has been detained at the Schipol Airport in the Netherlands.   Frimpong was said to have been arrested over the weekend in an investigation reportedly linked to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).   According to Ghana Web, the investigation is connected to allegations of money laundering and romance scam in the tune of…

Parliament confirms detention of Asante Akyem North MP in the Netherlands

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The Parliament of Ghana has officially confirmed the detention of Kwame Ohene Frimpong at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North was intercepted by Dutch security officials upon his arrival in the Netherlands. Clerk to Parliament Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror issued a formal statement acknowledging that the House is aware of the situation. “It has come to th…

Parliament Reacts As Asante Akyem North MP Is Arrested In Amsterdam

Parliament has confirmed the arrest and detention of Mr Kwame Ohene Frimpong, the Independent Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Clerk to Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, said the Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the House had been officially informed of the incident and were engaging Ghana’s Mission in The Hague for further d…