Security Analyst Dr. Adam Bonaa has dismissed claims by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the tape recording between Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame and Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance case, was doctored.

According to Dr. Bonaa, the NPP's concern that only 16 minutes of the 26-minute conversation was shared does not constitute proof of tampering.

He said the sequencing, tone, and other indicators of the recording, which was shared by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), show no signs of tampering.

Speaking on JoyNews, he stated, "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."

Dr. Bonaa further explained, "So, it's not doctored. If you listen to the sequencing, Jakpa Richard's diction, and his tone, werea 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."

He noted that forensic examinations by esteemed bodies like the FBI or MI6 would also dismiss the allegations of doctoring based on these indicators.

Dr. Bonaa expressed surprise that the Attorney General did not recognize the potential for such a recording to occur.

“He should have seen that he was talking and something was happening. Unfortunately, he couldn't detect it as the AG.”

The controversy arose after the NPP dismissed the tape recording presented by the NDC, which sought to corroborate allegations of unethical behavior by the Attorney General in his prosecution of Jakpa and two others in the ambulance procurement case.

He clarified that the partial recording could simply result from when the record button was pressed, not necessarily indicating any manipulation.

“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,” Dr. Bonaa concluded.

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