Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, will today Tuesday, September 12, 2023, appear before the seven-member ad hoc committee probing the leaked tape plotting to remove the IGP from office.
According to the chairman of the committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, it is necessary to hear the IGP’s side of the story concerning the allegations levelled against him.
In an interview, Mr. Atta Akyea said the most prominent person whose name has been the centre of discussion, the IGP himself should also come with his lawyers to face the committee.
Meanwhile, the Chairman emphasized that this hearing would be done in-camera, explaining that there were issues in the hearing that needed to be prevented from coming out in the public to protect national security.
“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 which piece of evidence that we’ll give to the public that will not hurt national security, we’ll exercise that discretion.”
Mr. Atta Akyea also disclosed that all three senior Police officers that is 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.