Leaked IGP Tape: Witnesses who tamper with evidence will be jailed – Atta Akyea warns

Samuel Atta Akyea, the chairman of the ad-hoc parliamentary committee probing the alleged ‘IGP leaked tape’ issue, has warned that any witness who attempts to tamper with the controversial audio will be jailed.

According to him, individuals who sought to manipulate or edit the tape in question would not be spared the consequences.

The former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bugri Naabu, who recorded the leaked audio tape, confirmed its authenticity when he appeared before the committee on Monday, August 28.

However, appearing before the committee, one of the officers implicated in the tape, COP Mensah said, “The audio is edited, serious editing has gone on. So I can’t sit here and confirm. With modern technology, anything can be done.”

COP Mensah’s legal team also requested approximately an hour and a half to compare the transcript and the audio that was made available to them.

Mr Atta Akyea granted his request, however, he warned that COP Mensah could be jailed if he attempted to tamper with the tape that was given to him.

“There’s no way a witness before this committee would want a sub evidence and we will not give him. But if the witness is sufficiently funny and wants to doctor what we have given him, he’s in jail already, and he knows, so whether he will tamper with the evidence that we will graciously give him, he should go ahead and do it. It’s called evidence tampering. We will not stop you if you want to get the audio and the transcribed version,” he stated.

Samuel Atta Akyea emphasized that the committee has no intention of shaming any of the implicated officers.

“There is no incentive to shame or mess up anybody,” he assured.