The legal representative for one of the senior police officers involved in the leaked tape conspiracy aimed at orchestrating the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, is calling for the committee to provide witness protection to new witnesses willing to testify against the IGP.

Two weeks ago, the legal team wrote to the Parliamentary committee overseeing the investigation, requesting that it summons two potential witnesses, including a senior police officer, to provide vital testimony to support their inquiry.

The letter has since been made public, a development that concerns Alfred Paapa Darkwa, the lawyer representing Supt. George Asare.

“…We wrote a letter to the committee and indicated certain names that will come and testify. Unfortunately, the content of the letter got leaked. These are individuals that are supposed to be anonymous which is why they were due to testify in-camera. We do not know how the letter got leaked, we have our own suspicions,” he said.

He also mentioned that they have formally requested the parliamentary committee to launch an investigation to determine the source of the leaked letter.

He also explained that these potential "witnesses are apprehensive and in fact one of them has even indicated that he is not willing to testify anymore. So, these are issues we think that whoever leaked this thing has done a very great disservice to the nation.”

According to him, the witnesses should rather be encouraged, adding that "What this thing has done has the potential of undermining the work of the committee, and rather exposing them because we cannot do a half-baked job."

Meanwhile, the in-camera hearing expected to take place on October 2 has been postponed.