Ato Forson trial: Judge tells National Security to probe source of audio recording of proceedings in circulation

The trial judge in the Ato Forson case, Justice Efia Serwah Asare-Botwey has told the National Security to take steps to investigate the source of the audio recording of proceedings in circulation, TV3’s Laud Adu Asare who was in court reported.

The case was put on hold on Tuesday, June 19 after Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah Yeboah raised concerns about someone recording last week’s cross-examination of the third accused Richard Jakpa and circulated it on various WhatsApp platforms.

The Judge called all the parties including the accused persons into chambers for a meeting.

After the meeting, the Judge said “If it’s repeated I’ll clear the court and hold the case in-camera. Only prosecution, lawyers and the accused persons will be allowed in.”

Last week, Mr Tuah Yeboah said that the prosecution was not minded about the contents of the audio recording that took place between the Attorney-General Godfred Dame and the third accused and Richard Jakpa.

Asked how bad or damaging the audio recording was to the case while speaking to journalists after court proceedings on Thursday, June 13, he said “Not at all, because this audio is nothing that you have heard, in terms of the content we are not minded about that because it is something that is in the public domain.”