Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the presiding judge in the ambulance trial’s decision to enter audio of the Attorney General and the third accused person, Richard Jakpa, into evidence is not detrimental to the ongoing case.
He indicated that this recording is not harmful to the case and will have no substantial impact on the ambulance case’s result.
Speaking to journalists after court proceedings on Thursday, June 13, 2024, he said the audio does not contain enough evidence to guarantee that Richard Jakpa will win the case.
“Not at all, because this audio is something that you have heard, isn’t it? Haven’t you heard it? You have heard it. So what is unique about it? It’s about the procedure, so in terms of the content, we are not bothered by that because it is something that is in the public domain.
“But as to whether you can tender a recorded audio is something that we wanted to test. That is why we are talking about law, not about public sentiment, whether you are comfortable or not;; it is about due process. We are just saying that that is due process; it can be tendered, and we are going by it.”
The presiding judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, admitted on Thursday, June 13, an audio recording involving the Attorney-General and businessman, Richard Jakpa, as evidence.
According to her, the reasons for admitting the recording during the mistrial application on June 6, 2024, still apply.
The judge explained that the pen drive containing the recording has been admitted in the interest of fairness since any electronic evidence by the prosecution would have been allowed.
Alfred Tuah Yeboah, when asked if the audio was credible, responded, “Whether it’s credible or not, I said it’s a life matter. As a lawyer of at least 22 years standing, I will not conduct my case in the media by saying it is credible or not credible.”
He added that the response from the state regarding the new allegations made by the third accused would be explosive on the next adjourned date.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
