According
to him, his side deems the process “compromised” and so, will not go along with
it unless the process is displayed in the full glare of the court.
Speaking
to Radio Gold, Lawyer Amaliba explained the circumstances that led to the
increased number of the boxes containing the pink sheets.
He
narrated that last Thursday, representatives from all the parties involved in
the election case took inventory of the boxes and was aware of the number until
Monday when they realized some changes.
The
Judicial Secretary, he said, was informed of the sudden changes and an order
was made for the suspension of the audit.
He
recounted that on Monday, “when the auditing begun, our representative at the
counting discovered that some new boxes have been introduced. It was on this
basis that he rushed to lawyers and to lay a complaint. What we did was to go
to Judicial Secretary and Deputy and then lodge a complaint which we did lodge.
And the Judicial Secretary ordered for the suspension of the count.”
Though
his party will not pull out of the process, he feels the auditing has been
compromised and as a result, his side will “take a strong position unless
something new comes up which would make the process transparent but until then
we feel this process, now, has been compromised and we do not think that we
would want to go along.”
However,
the Supreme Court yesterday upheld an objection against an oral application by
Counsel for the third respondent, Tsatsu Tsikata for stricter administration in
the auditing of the pink sheets.
Justice
William Atuguba, presiding over the court proceedings, said in his ruling that
“concerns raised by respondents can be put before the referee - KPMG”.
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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