Dr. Adam Bonaa, a security analyst, has denied allegations made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the tape recording containing Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame and Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance case, was altered.
He claims that there are no indications of tampering in the recording released by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in terms of sequencing, tone, or other aspects.
This comes after the NPP dismissed as doctored, the tape recording presented by the NDC seeking to corroborate allegations that the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has been unethical in his prosecution of Jakpa and two others in the Ambulance procurement case.
Speaking on PM Express on JoyNews, he said:
“Anyone who understands how bugging or recording is done knows this was a direct recording. When I say direct recording, there is very minimal noise, just like a normal telephone conversation. It was a P2P (peer-to-peer) recording, not where you call me, and I set up another recorder somewhere, put it on loudspeaker, and then use the third-party device to record.”
, it’s not doctored. If you listen to the sequencing, Jakpa Richard’s diction, (and) his tone, was constant. He sustained it. If you look at the pitch, he sustained that as well. And even with the AG, he spoke as if it was under his bed or somewhere, but also very sustained. Anyone who understands the way these things are done will tell you that this will not pass for a doctored tape.”
The security analyst pointed out that forensic analyses by prestigious organizations such as the FBI or MI6 would reject the claims of doctoring given these indications.
On the other hand, Dr. Bonaa expressed regret that the Attorney General was unaware that such an incident could occur.
The NDC & NPP Side
According to the NDC, the audio tape represents a discussion between the Attorney-General and Richard Jakpa, the third accused party.
Last week, Richard Jakpa asserted that, in order to strengthen the case against him, the Attorney General had pushed him to fabricate his testimony against Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader.
But the NDC, according to the NPP, manufactured the supposed conversation between Mr. Jakpa and Mr. Dame.
Speaking to the press on Tuesday, May 28, NPP lawyer Frank Davies said the tape shared by the NDC had repetitions, overlaps, and voice distortions. He accused the NDC of manipulating the tape over the past few days.
However, Dr. Bonaa disagreed, arguing that the NPP’s concern about only 16 minutes of the 26-minute conversation being shared doesn’t prove tampering. He explained that the recording might have started partway through the conversation, so the full discussion wasn’t captured.
“So, the moment I record wouldn’t mean that the time frame in which we spoke would not be captured. The fact that we spoke for an hour, but I recorded you for 15 minutes, once I share it, it’s going to look as if there’s some missing puzzle there.”
“But like I’m saying, you can only detect that by looking at the sequence, and also some of these indicators, the elements I’ve given you, it doesn’t look like it’s doctored, and you cannot even link it to a third-party device recording,” the Security Analyst added.
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