US Court Makes Anas Regret For Lying That He Has Won The Case Against Ken. Agyapong
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Anas Aremeyaw Anas claimed a US court awarded him $18m (£14m) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong.
The case stems from comments Agyapong made about Anas after his BBC investigation in 2018 that exposed football corruption in Ghana and elsewhere.
According to him, the court heard that Agyapong, among other accusations made on a podcast, had called him a “criminal” and alleged he was behind the murder of fellow journalist Ahmed Suale.
Anas lost a similar legal action in Ghana seven years ago. But after the release of the podcast episode in 2021 Anas went to court in the US state of New Jersey where Agyapong has a property.
The politician was in New Jersey when he was interviewed for the Daddy Fred Show podcast, according to court papers filed by his lawyers.
Anas Aremeyaw Anas posted on his page that “Justice has prevailed. This victory is not just for me, but for truth, press freedom, and every journalist who risks everything to expose corruption and wrongdoing,” Anas said in response. “No amount of intimidation or falsehood will silence the pursuit of accountability even in the face of assassination. Our work continues, undeterred and unafraid.”
Meanwhile the case is not yet completed by the court. the lawyers of Mr. Kennedy Agyapong are filing process at the court against Anas for publishing what is happening in the court and misleading the world including B.B.C. and others. this is a contempt of court. Anas’s lawyers told him that, he should not have than that because the matter is still pending in court.