Rawlings responds to NRC's letters

FORMER President, Jerry John Rawlings, has responded to three letters submitted to him by the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) in respect of his alleged association with some extra judicial killings and tortures during his tenure as chairman of the PNDC.

The commission is currently reviewing his responses which were contained in three different letters, to facilitate further investigations into the allegations made against him.

Dr Kenneth Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the commission, who disclosed this in an interview, did not indicate whether or not the former President will appear before the commission.

He explained that when the Editor of the Crusading Guide, Mr Kweku Baako Jnr, appeared before the commission to give evidence in the Mawuli Goka case, he mentioned the killing of Lance Corporal Sarkodie Addo and the torture of Mr Tata Ofosu at the Castle in the presence of former President Rawlings.

He said one of the letters was to afford the former President the opportunity to respond to the issues raised in the evidence given by Mr Kweku Baako Jnr.

Dr Attafuah said the other letters were in respect of two petitions submitted to the commission by Squadron Leader Tagoe and Mr Samuel Addae Amoako.

When asked of the content of the responses, he said, they were still being examined.