Ato Forson Trial: NDC releases a 16-minute tape as evidence buttressing allegations against Attorney-General

The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has addressed what it describes as the professional misconduct of the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame in the ongoing Ato Forson trial.

At a follow-up press conference today, the NDC released a 16-minute tape as evidence to support the claims made by Richard Jakpa.

This comes after the third accused person in the trial, Richard Jakpa claimed that the Attorney-General had previously approached him to implicate the Minority Leader and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.

During cross-examination by counsel for the Minority Leader last Thursday, Jakpa was cautioned by the trial judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, to be direct in his responses and avoid wasting the court’s time. In response, the Attorney-General accused Jakpa of defending the Minority Leader.

Jakpa retorted that the Attorney-General was aggrieved because he had failed to him build a case against Dr. Ato Forson.

“The A-G has on several occasions engaged me at odd hours to help him make a case against A1 and I have evidence for that… If he pushes me, I will open the Pandora’s box. I don’t understand why the A-G will accuse me of defending A1 when I’m here to defend myself,” Mr Jakpa said in court.

According to the NDC Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the recording captures a conversation between Godfred Dame and Richard Jakpa, in which Dame allegedly coached Jakpa on the statements to make in court, specifically targeting Dr Forson.