Hassan Zein
Businessman Hassan
Zein has appealed passionately to the government and the security agencies to,
as a matter of urgency, address the recent terrorist tag levelled against him.
Some media
outfits particularly in Mali and other parts of the continent have tagged Mr. Zein
as a terrorist in their recent publications, but he has stated categorically
that he is a law-abiding citizen who has nothing to do with terrorism.
He said the tag of
terrorist is too strong a word to toy with, and as a result is calling on the government
and security agencies to probe him if he is, indeed, a terrorist as being fabricated
by some foreign media outlets.
He is also
appealing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration to use
its good offices to take the matter up by reaching out to its Malian
counterparts since it has international security repercussions.
Already, Mr. Zein has engaged
his legal team‒ Crown
Legal Bureau‒ to pursue the
matter for defamation and push for damages.
In a release
signed by Justice Abdulai (Esq), lawyer for Zein, it stated, “This is a
clear case of defamation of character. My client has been misrepresented and
defamed to the highest order.
This is a
responsible businessman who had contributed immensely in the area of employment
in Ghana.”
“We are
appealing to the good offices of the president of the land, security agencies,
the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Ghana, their Malian counterparts to handle the
matter with immediate effect due to the security implications.”
The release added,
“My client, who is not a religious Moslem is available for investigations
to ascertain the terrorist claim, it is high time we took the issue of character
assassination serious, otherwise, anybody can say anything to ruin a hard
earned reputation like that of my client.”
“The said
fabricated stories have had a telling effect on my client‒ emotionally, physically and business fortunes, as well as dented the
image of Ghana.”
“We are
pursuing this matter, through the offices of African Union, ECOWAS at the
international courts, International Criminal Court (ICC) International Court of
Justice and Africa to press for damages.”
