AG tenders all 68 whatsapp messages from Richard Jakpa to Dame; defense lawyers object
The State during today's cross-examination presented to the court 68 whatsapp messages sent from Richard Jakpa, the 3rd accused in the ongoing Ato Forson trial and the only 2 responses by the learned Attorney-General to the 68 messages of Richard Jakpa. The State sought to tender the full complement of whatsapp messages sent by Mr. Jakpa to Hon. Godfred Dame after the Director of Public Prosecutions, the learned Mrs. Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa shot the question of the number of messages sent by Mr. Jakpa to the A-G and the number of messages which the A-G sent in response to those 68 messages. The learned DPP prior to questions of the 68 messages sent by Mr. Jakpa to the A-G sought to suggest to Mr. Jakpa that he introduced himself to the AG and that prior to the commencement of his trial he was unknown to the learned Attorney-General to which the 3rd accused Richard Jakpa agreed to. In his response to the question, he said he got the A-G's number from his cousin, the respected Yo