Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has disclosed that two applications for bail by the embattled Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, have been rejected as the lawmaker remains in custody in the Netherlands.
Mr Dafeamekpor said the hearing on the MP’s extradition to the United States is scheduled for November 18, 2026.
“The extradition hearing will take place on the 18th of November 2026,” he said on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
“He’s still in custody. He’s still in the hands of the Dutch government in Amsterdam. We have done two applications, one substantive, one appeal for his bail, but they all got refused.”
Mr Frimpong was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in May 2026 after travelling from Ghana.
Parliament subsequently confirmed his detention and said it was engaging Ghana’s diplomatic mission in The Hague for further information.
The Asante Akyem North MP was arrested after arriving in Amsterdam over allegations linked to romance scams and money laundering.
Mr Dafeamekpor said Parliament was now preparing for the substantive hearing.
“So we are preparing to deal with the substantive hearing of the matter on the 18th of November,” he said.
He added that Parliament was also preparing a statement on the status of the MP.
Mr Dafeamekpor had earlier urged the media to avoid publishing unconfirmed information about the case, saying the legal team was still obtaining official documents relating to the arrest and detention.
