[ 2011-06-13 ]

Victor Smith

Don’t use false Ya-Na tape to incite Ghanaians against gov't - Victor Smith
Ghana’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic and
Hungary, Victor Smith has warned former First Lady
Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings not to use a
recording of the grandson of the late Ya-Na Yakubu
Andani II, to incite the people in the north
against the government or any individual.

Mr. Victor Smith who is claimed to have recorded
the grandson of the late Ya-Na giving
incriminating testimonies, said that the issue of
the death of Ya-Na is too sensitive to use as a
tool to score political points.

Victor Smith made these statements in an interview
with Adakabre Frimpong Manso on Adom Fm’s Dwaso
Nsem on Monday.

He noted that the three-hour tape only contains a
recording of an interview with the grandson of
Ya-Na who was narrating his side of the story to
him, regarding the events that led to the death of
the Overlord of Dagbon.

He confirmed that he gave a copy of the tape to
the Attorney General in 2002.

Victor Smith said he later gave one of the tapes
to Mrs. Rawlings to bear witness to the tape.

Earlier, Kofi Adams accused government of doing
very little to bring the killers of the Ya-Na to
book.

He told delegates and some supporters of the NDC
in Tamale, where Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings had
gone to campaign that, Mr. Rawlings had handed
over a video evidence of the killing of the Ya-Na
to government and the Attorney General to help in
the prosecution of the perpetrators.

Adams said that with the video evidence and a
thorough investigation, government should be able
to secure justice, but doubted if the Mills’
administration was competent enough to do it.

But Victor Smith blamed his successor as an aide
to former President Rawlings, for inciting the
people and spreading falsehood. He said however
that, it is up to legal experts to use the tape or
not as evidence for prosecuting.

The Attorney General has debunked assertions he
has in his possession video evidence which would
lead to a successful prosecution of persons
accused of the murder of the late Overlord of
Dagbon Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II.

He said the video lacked any evidential value and
he will not ridicule himself by taking such a
material to court.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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