Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the 7-member ad-hoc committee probing the plot to remove the Inspector General of Police says Dr George Akuffo Dampare is expected to appear before the committee on Tuesday, September 12.
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South revealed that the three senior police officers implicated in the leaked tape COP Alex Mensah, Superintendent George Asare, and Superintendent Emmanuel Eric Gyebi who have already appeared before the committee are also expected back with their lawyers on Tuesday, September 12.
“Also, the most prominent person whose name has been bandied about, the IGP himself should also come with his lawyers”.
“Some serious allegations have been made in public, but the substance of the allegations has not been made in public. That is to say, the evidential support for those allegations is what we are going to unearth so each piece of evidence that we’ll give to the public that will not hurt national security, we’ll exercise that discretion,” Atta Akyea noted in an interview monitored by The Ghana Report with Joy News.
However, the former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has expressed his concerns about the delay in the investigation conducted by the ad hoc committee regarding the alleged leaked tape aimed at removing the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
According to him, the Atta Akyea Committee should have already concluded its investigation based on the timeline set by Parliament for probing the leaked tape.
Mr. Fuseini explained that the Committee had initially been tasked with verifying the authenticity of the leaked tape. He explained that when the committee decides to address additional matters, its investigative scope naturally expands, which should not lead to further delays.
“The Committee has confirmed the authenticity of the tape, except for certain sections that may have been altered, but its overall authenticity has been established. Personally, I don’t even believe the tape has been tampered with, so the committee should have completed its work by now,” he stated in an interview on Joy’s Newsfile.