{"id":11062,"date":"2026-05-13T05:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11062\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:50:07","slug":"parliament-liaising-with-ghana-mission-in-netherlands-over-detention-of-asante-akyem-north-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11062\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament liaising with Ghana Mission in Netherlands over detention of Asante Akyem North MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament of Ghana says it is working closely with Ghana\u2019s diplomatic mission in the Netherlands following the reported detention of Kwame Ohene Frimpong at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Parliament confirmed that it had been informed about the incident involving the Independent MP.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the House are engaging Ghana\u2019s Mission in The Hague to gather full details surrounding the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Speaker and the Leadership of the House are in touch with Ghana\u2019s Mission in the Hague for detailed information on the matter,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament, however, did not disclose the circumstances leading to the detention or indicate whether any charges had been filed against the lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0158-1024x863.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10033052764\"\/>Screenshot<\/p>\n<p>The development has sparked attention in both political circles and among constituents of Asante Akyem North as authorities work to establish the facts surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Frimpong entered Parliament on January 7, 2025, after securing victory as an Independent candidate in the 2024 parliamentary election.<\/p>\n<p>His win was one of the notable upsets of the election, as he unseated former New Patriotic Party MP Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi.<\/p>\n<p>Before entering politics, Mr Frimpong was known as an entrepreneur and philanthropist with business interests in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Born on September 23, 1986, he has since positioned himself as one of the few Independent voices in the current Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>No further official details have yet been released regarding his situation in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parliament of Ghana says it is working closely with Ghana\u2019s diplomatic mission in the Netherlands following the reported&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-11062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-netherlands","8":"tag-netherlands"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}