The Parliamentary committee which probed the leaked tape regarding the scheme by some senior police officers to remove the Inspector-General of Police from office has cited two of the officers who appeared before the committee for Contempt of Parliament following lies told by the officers to the committee under oath.
The committee in its report presented to Parliament said the two officers Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Emmanuel Eric Gyebi “Sought to undermine the authority of Parliament” by lying under oath in their responses to the committee. The committee has therefore referred them to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for appropriate action to be taken.
“Supt. Gyebi during his testimony under oath, on 31st August, 2023 denied ever speaking to Chief Bugri Naabu directly on his phone or on the phone of Supt Asare. However, when he appeared before the Committee again on 10th October 2023, he changed his earlier testimony and affirmed that he indeed spoke to Chief Bugri Naabu on the phone.”
The Committee further said: “Supt. Asare also in answering a question under oath posed by Hon Peter Lanchene Toobu on 4th September, 2023 on whether he was present when Chief Bugri Naabu spoke to Supt Emmanuel Gyebi on the phone, he responded in the negative. However, he changed his initial response to this question to the affirmative when he appeared before the Committee on 10th October 2023”
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