The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is scheduled to appear before the ad-hoc committee investigating the Bugri Naabu leaked tape that captures a dialogue discussing why he should be removed from office on Tuesday 12th September, 2023.
The committee’s chairman, Samuel Atta Akyea, stated that this will done to give the IGP a chance to tell his side of the story.
Mr. Atta Akyea revealed this in a radio interview with Accra-based Joy FM on Sunday.
“On Tuesday, all of the individuals – Chief Daniel Bugri Naabu, Superintendent Mr. George L. Asare, COP Mr. George Alex Mensah, and Superintendent Mr. Emmanuel Eric Gyebi – will return with their lawyers. Also, the most famous person whose name has been mentioned, the IGP himself, should attend with his attorneys,” he said.
However, Atta Akyea stated that the hearing will take place behind closed doors.
He indicated that there were issues in the hearing that needed to be kept private in order to safeguard 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,” he added.
He further stated that the Committee would not allow “the IGP to be disgraced and insulted without giving him a hearing.”
He went on to say that giving the IGP a chance to clear his reputation is the democratic approach to handling the situation.
