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The National Security Coordinator, Col (rtd) Larry Gbevlo-Lartey has distanced the office of the National Security from the raid that was conducted at the offices of a film producer which led to the seizure of over 13,000 copies of a new movie titled �Atta Mortuary Man�. Mr Gbevlo Lartey said the production house that produced the film was stormed by police officers and not National Security operatives. A movie producer, Mr Asamoah on Sunday May 29, told Citi News that his office was raided by National Security operatives who seized 13,000 copies of his latest movie �Atta Mortuary Man�. The name �Atta Mortuary Man�, became popular after the Former President Mr. Rawlings, during a speech at the NDC�s Congress in Tamale in 2010, made reference to an �Atta� friend of his, who works in the mortuary at the 37 Military Hospital. Some persons had surmised from that reference that the Former President sought to make mockery of the sitting President whom he has often criticized and described as a failure. The Minority in Parliament on Thursday June 2, slammed the National Security for raiding the movie shop.In a statement issued and signed by the Minority spokesperson on Defense, Interior and National Security, Hon William Ofori Boafo said there was no justification for Saturday�s raid. However, speaking for the first time on the issue on Citi FM�s Political talk Show the �Big Issue� on Saturday June 4, Mr Gbevlo-Lartey said National Security operatives were not in any way involved in the raid at the movie shop.