Anas Aremeyaw Anas floored in SC over Ken Agyapong

In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court has dismissed a motion filed by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against a decision made by an Accra High Court in the defamation suit against Assin Central Member of Parliament, Ken Agyepong.

This comes after Anas dragged the legislator to court in June 2018, seeking damages of GHC25 million for defamation.

However, in the ruling issued by Justice Eric Baah, the court dismissed Anas’ suit, stating that he had failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove his case.

In a scathing judgment, Justice Baah accused Anas of being a blackmailer who uses blackmail to extort money from his opponents and those he dislikes, stating that Anas’ actions were not investigative journalism but “investigative terrorism.”

As a result, the court awarded costs of GH¢50,000 against Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Unsatisfied with the outcome, Anas filed a motion at the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the High Court.

He argued that the presiding judge had acted beyond his jurisdiction by using certain words in the judgment.

However, in a 3-2 majority decision, the Supreme Court dismissed Anas’ motion.

The 5-member panel of the court, chaired by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, heard the case.

Justices Imoro Amadu Tanku and Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi dissented from the majority decision, while Chief Justice Torkornoo, along with Justices Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu and Samuel Asiedu, agreed with the dismissal.

The court has indicated that it will release the full reasoning of its decision by March 4.

The court declined to award cost against the journalist.

This ruling marks a significant setback for Anas and his pursuit of justice in the defamation suit against Ken Agyepong.

By Vincent Kubi

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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.

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