The only female in the ongoing treason trial, Warrant Officer Class II (WOII) Esther Saan says the prosecution star witness Staff Sergeant Awarf Kwadwo Sule was not truthful to the court in his claim that immediately after recording the purported coup plot meetings, the said recording devices are handled over to security authorities download for their perusal.

She said rather the witness after recording the supposed coup plot meetings uses his junior brother’s laptop to download the videos and select, which ones to be should presented to his superiors.

WOII Saan speaking through his defence counsel told the court on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 that because the witness tampered with the alleged recordings and presented the ones that suit his narrative, the content of the audio and the video of the same meeting are different.

 A6 counsel while cross examining the Staff Sergeant Sule posed the question: “I’m putting it to you that since you put on both the audio and visual devices on, the recordings ought to be the same direction and the same time for a particular meeting?”

However, the witness denied, insisting that after every meeting the voice and visual recordings, the devices are handled over to his superiors.

The lawyer said it was not true the purported videos captured WOII Esther alone or with any of the other nine accused persons standing trial with her.

Q. You claim that you recorded the meeting of July 8 both in audio and video is that not so?

A. Yes

Q. I’m putting it to you that the alleged audio recording don’t support the video of July 8?

A. That is not true. The videos always states from the middle of the meetings and the audios at the beginning of meeting.

Q. Is it your case that you regulates the recording devices both audio and video at different times?

A. No

Q. I’m suggesting to you that per your own evidence, you starts the said record immediately you get into the alleged meeting?

A. That is not true.

Q. From your evidence the audio and video recordings must contained the same discussion and duration of recording?

A. My lord, the content of the recording are the same only that audios starts from the beginning and videos from the middle.

Q. I’m putting it to you that after the recording of the alleged meeting you used your junior brother’s laptop to download the videos and select which ones you should present?

A. That is not true.

Q. In the course of the meeting you claimed you have attended, did you paused or stopped the recording device?

A. No, unless the meeting is closed.

Q. When getting off from your vehicle to attend the meetings, at what point do you set the recording devices both audio and video?

A. I only on it when the meeting is about to start.

Q. I’m putting it to you that since you put on both the audio and visual devices on the recordings ought to be the same duration and the same time for a particular meeting?

A. Yes but I on it at the same time but at the end of the meeting I realised that the audio starts from the beginning and the video in the middle so I think it is the work of the devices.

Q. I’m putting it to you that because you downloaded the alleged recordings and handed a modified pen drive to your supervisor containing the manipulating the videos and audios using the laptop of your brother, the content are not the same?

A. That is not true, I handled the original devices to my supervisor.

Q. It is your manipulation of the both videos and audios that has resulted in different dates of modifications that you have put before this court?

A. That is not true. The devices came with its own dates.

Q. You told the court that A6 appeared in other videos of the coup plot, please points out which videos? 

A. The videos of July 8 and 22 July meetings.

Q. Beside the two, which other videos does A6 appeared. 

A. No video

Q. I’m putting it to you that there is no video or audio supporting your claim? 

A. That is not true.

Q. I’m putting it to you that A6 did not attend any meeting with you or the other accused persons on July 22?

A. That is not true. She introduced me to the group and we have a second meeting that we were… 

Q. You claimed in your earlier testimony that you have before this court both audios and videos of July 8 meeting where A6 was in attendance, is that true?

A. Yes

Q. Which of the exhibits before this court support you claim?

A. In 8 and 22 July.

Q. Are you saying that the there is a separate audio for July 8 and that of July 22, 2018?

A. The audios were put together by my supervisor, which were then given to the NIB. The audios were separated by my outfit but when I handled it to my supervisor they also combined it to. 

Q. Are you saying that the recording were separated by your outfit before handling them over to the NIB?

A. No

The court is presided over by three Justices – Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, Hafisata Amaleboba and Stephen Oppong.

Dr Frederick Yao Mac Palm, Donyo Kafui alias Ezor, Bright Alan Debrah alias BB, Johannes Zikpi, Colonel Samuel Kojo Gameli, Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan, Corporal Seidu Abubakar, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, Corporal Sylvester Akanpewe, Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo have been charged for varied offences such as conspiracy to commit crime, high treason, abetment of crime and possession of arms.