"Substance in court custody is not what I tested"- Forensic analyst
The testimony of the forensic expert who tested the cocaine-turned-baking soda when it was initially impounded has opened wide the scope of the investigations.
He claimed that the substance at the centre of the controversy was not the one he tested three years ago.
At the public hearing commissioned by the Chief Justice, David Agyemang revealed that original samples of the substance he tested in the laboratory were still available to prove it was cocaine.
The forensic expert from the Ghana Police Service stated that at the time he tested the evidence, the results were positive, thus proving that the substance was indeed cocaine.
The Chairperson of the committee, Justice Agnes Dodzi, ordered for the substance in the custody of the court to be brought before the forensic expert for identification. After careful examination, David Agyemang stated that the substance before him is materially different from what he tested in the laboratory three years ago.
The Defence Council for Ama Martins, the lady found with the suspected substance, Barrister Setano, explained his reason for praying the court to order for a re-testing of the substance.
He explained that with his experience in handling such cases, he was expecting a peculiar smell which was characteristic of cocaine. Unfortunately, Barrister Setano said the substance which was tendered in did not have that smell.
The circuit court judge also justified his decision for not destroying the substance after it was admitted in evidence.
By: Naadi Bitlegma, e.tv Ghana
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