Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee tasked with investigating a leaked tape allegedly plotting the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has rejected accusations of bias against the IGP.
The lawyer representing the IGP, Kwame Gyan, accused Atta Akyea of unfair treatment toward his client.
However, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South has countered these allegations, asserting that he has overseen the committee’s proceedings without prejudice.
“The word doctored is what did not sit well with him, but I said is deduced from how it started. Was I not together with my committee members who afforded the IGP the best opportunity to speak to the press?
“The same chairman who afforded the IGP together with my committee members the opportunity to speak to the press is being biased. It’s a baseless allegation and the rest of the committee members thought that the lawyer who said it would be bold to say it again, and they will respond, but he didn’t”.
Mr Atta Akyea also clarified why the committee decided not to allow members of the Police Service Management Board to attend Tuesday’s in-camera hearing.
According to him, it would be unfair to have non-witnesses present during an in-camera session, and the committee believed that admitting senior officers who were not going to speak would be unjustified.