The police have arrested a man suspected of being the person behind the audio tape describing an alleged elaborate incident of police misconduct.
In the widely circulated audio tape, a man identified as Dr Patrick Asiedu claimed that he was stopped by police officers who planted substances suspected to be narcotics in his car and attempted to extort money from him.
“Police investigations, so far, have established that the man who has been arrested is indeed called Patrick Asiedu, he is an Uber driver and not a doctor,” a statement released by the service on Wednesday (18 January) said.
The investigations show that the entire story narrated in the audio tape is false and a total fabrication by the suspect.
“The supposed military intervention and the alleged fight between the police officers and the military described in such dramatic detail in the audio tape are all false and a figment of the suspect’s imagination,” police spokesperson ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi said in the statement.
It added: “Equally false are the vivid descriptions of having been taken to the Accra Central and East Legon Police Stations as well as the Narcotics Control Commission. The claims of fingerprints being taken are all also untrue.
However, the suspect, Patrick Asiedu, alleged that he once witnessed a similar incident to what he described in the audio tape happen to one of his passengers.
“Meanwhile, in another audio tape that has come to the attention of the police, the suspect alleges to have met with the Inspector-General of Police. We wish to categorically state that this claim is also false and should be disregarded,” the statement said further.
Additionally, the police said investigations are ongoing and the suspect who is currently in police custody will be brought to face justice.
