Police arrest Wellington and Coomson

The Police have arrested Felix Nii Lantei Odartey Wellington in connection with a an alleged libellous statement he was said to have made against the President, Flt Lt J. J. Rawlings on a GTV programme "Breakfast Show" on Monday.

A statement signed by Commissioner of Police (CID), Mr W K Aboah, also said Kofi Coomson, Chief Editor of the Ghanaian Chronicle, had been arrested for questioning in connection with eleven diskettes stolen from the NDC Headquarters.

The statement said five of the diskettes had been recovered from him, while investigations continue.

Meanwhile, a release issued by the NDC secretariat on Monday said George Graham, an employee of Camelot Ghana Limited, has been arrested for allegedly selling documents belonging to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

It said Graham has admitted selling 11 diskettes to the Editor-in- Chief of the Ghanaian Chronicle for which he has not yet been paid.

It said Graham was arrested when security agencies mounted an undercover operation after being alerted about an attempt to sell documents allegedly obtained illegally from the NDC secretariat. Graham upon interrogation mentioned Mr Patrick Opata, a computer technician and owner of Condes Computer Services at the NDC Headquarters, as his source of the diskettes.

At the time of his arrest, Graham had obtained 20 diskettes from Opata, nine of which were retrieved from his home. Opata admitted giving him 20 diskettes.