The Inspector-General of Police (IGP)’s lawyer, Dr. George Akufo Dampare, has said that Mr. Samuel Atta Akyea, the chairman of the parliamentary select committee investigating the alleged tapes that plotted the IGP’s removal, is biased. It is claimed that there is.
Lawyers say they stand by their case and have no intention of recanting.
They argue that recent developments during the investigation have justified their concerns.
This claim comes against the backdrop of Mr. Atta Akyea’s claim that his lawyers did not raise these allegations with the committee during the previous in-camera hearing.
But Kofi Bentil, a spokesperson for IGP’s legal team, said they remained focused in the belief that their client would be exonerated.
“We haven’t gone back and we know what we said and when we said it. We still stand by the position that his actions showed someone’s bias.” We hope he makes a successful transition from that position. Everything we suggested has come true.”
“When he finally said he should go and come back to hear new evidence, my senior adviser told him, no, just take the evidence and if it’s serious, call me back. I suggested, but he said no, we should come back. We went and there was evidence that nothing had actually been brought in. ”
“So we just went, spent our time there and left, and now things have been suspended. Civil society leaders have voiced their concerns and everyone is wondering how things are going. We have expressed concerns about this,” he said.
Recently, some civil society organizations reported Samuel Atta Akyea to National Assembly Speaker Alban Bagbin.
Groups including Imani Ghana, CDD Ghana and others met with the Chairperson to express their concerns.
Imani Ghanaian President Franklin Cudjoe told the media after the meeting that Atta Akiya was trying to shift the focus of the commission away from its mandate.
According to him, this is affecting the atmosphere and morale within the Ghana Police Service and therefore the Chairman needs to address this immediately.
Cudjoe claimed that the Abuakwa South lawmaker appears to be working as a judge in the court.
“We wanted to hear from the chair what the original terms of reference of the committee were, because we noticed that the chair of the committee seemed to be setting the questions and answering them.”
“The chairperson was adamant that, well, I gave the chairperson specific terms of reference.” We need it,” Cudjoe said.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee, Samuel Atta Akiya, said no one could force them to rush and do a poor job in the investigation.
The committee is currently reviewing the evidence submitted to complete its report.
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