Peacefmonline.com can confirm that self-confessed "radical individual" and friend of the Rawlingses, Herbert Mensah, is still in the grips of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), more than 9 hours after his invite cum arrest.
Sources have hinted peacefmonline.com that BNI operatives subjected the interrogee to another form of interrogation technique - prolonged isolation - by virtually keeping him out of public contact in an empty questioning room for hours.
It is unclear when or if he will be subjected to intense grilling by the BNI.
Herbert Mensah was initially asked to report to the BNI's Headquarters at Ridge, but when the former Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko arrived somewhere around 10am, he was hurriedly whisked away to another BNI facility, the regional office close to the 37 Military Hospital, for interrogation.
All his mobile phones and other communication equipment have been seized.
The business mogul headlined virtually all the leading newspapers in the country recently when he disclosed to PeaceFM and other media outlets that he has in his possession, security tapes supposedly recorded by security personnel attached to the Osu Castle, touching on an amount of 90 billion to be used as campaign money for President Mills re-election bid.
Peacefmonline.com sources at the BNI say Mr. Mensah was invited for questioning in connection with the claims.
Though the identity of the voice of the man who claims to have connections with the Castle is unknown, he claims he is a researcher who is usually engaged by top politicians to embark on research for them during electioneering periods.
He noted on the tape that the President Mills campaign team planned to allocate 30billion out of the 90billion to campaign in the Ashanti region alone, in anticipation of winning more votes from the region.
The voice also named four close aides and deputy ministers in the Mills administration, Baba Jamal, Koku Anyidoho, Alex Segbefia and Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, as well as three other people from the Ashanti region who have been tasked to embark on a special operation for the Mills campaign.
The three people from the Ashanti region who were named on the tape include KMA Boss Samuel Sarpong, NDC Ashanti Regional chairman, Yaw Obimpeh and one Mr. Owusu who is said to be a staunch member of the party.
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Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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