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Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah states that he does not believe the outcome of the ambulance procurement case would be materially affected by the judge admitting the much-publicized recording involving the Attorney General and the third accused party, Richard Jakpa, into evidence.
He contends that there is insufficient evidence in the tape to support Richard Jakpa’s victory in the lawsuit.
An audio tape featuring the Attorney General and businessman Richard Jakpa was accepted into evidence on Thursday, June 13, by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, the trial judge in the ongoing ambulance procurement case.
She claims that the same justifications that were used to admit the recording on June 6, 2024, during the mistrial application now hold relevant.
In the interest of justice, she said, the pen drive with the recording has been admitted, even though the prosecution would have been able to use any technological evidence.
The admission of evidence, according to Alfred Tuah Yeboah, does not guarantee that the judge and the court will be persuaded beyond a reasonable doubt.
“Not at all because this audio is something that you have heard, isn’t it?” he spat back at media when they questioned if he was concerned about the tape being allowed. You have indeed heard it, have you not? What makes it special, then? Since the technique is what matters, we are unconcerned about the substance as long as it remains in the public domain.
“But as to whether you can tender a recorded audio is something that we wanted to wanted to test. That is why we are talking about law, not about public sentiment whether you are comfortable or you are not comfortable; it is about due process. We are just saying that that is due process, it can be tendered and we are going by it.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
