Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has described the ruling of the high court that threw out his defamation suit against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as inimical and a travesty of justice and fairness.
The High Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice Eric Baah, although upheld that some defamatory statements were made by the respondent, those defamatory statements cannot be proven in court.
He further described the modus operandi of Anas as investigative terrorism and not journalism adding that the respondent, Kennedy Agyapong was able to prove that Anas used the findings of his work to extort and blackmail people implicated.
He, therefore, dismissed the case and a fine of GHC 50,000 was imposed on the plaintiff.
But reacting to the ruling in a press release, Tiger Eye PI described the ruling as unfortunate. According to Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the ruling is clear evidence of travesty of justice adding that it is inimical to justice and fairness.
“We find the decision of the court an unfortunate travesty of justice and very inimical to the administration of justice and fairness. If for nothing at all, Mr. Agyapong made an allegation of murder against Mr. Anas. There is absolutely nothing contained in the said documentary which alludes to the commission of murder or an allegation of the commission of murder by Mr. Anas. Thus, that documentary cannot provide any justification for an allegation of murder in the wildest imagination. Yet the judge conveniently ignored this obvious fact and the fact that Mr. Anas is not a suspect for murder and is not under investigation for murder,” parts of the statement read.
The statement further added that, “Tiger Eye P.I and our CEO, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, remain resolute in our fight against corruption in the Ghanaian society in service to God and country.
Read the full statement below:
