[ 2015-11-24 ]

Justice Ayisi Addo sues Anas, 8 others for defamation
One of the implicated judges in the recent
corruption exposé, Justice Ayisi Addo, has
sued investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas,
the New Crusading Guide Newspaper and seven others
for defamation.

The rest are Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB)
group, operators of Starr FM Accra, Media
Foundation For West Africa, the Director of
Estates and General Services Bureau Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, the Manager of the Accra
International Conference Centre, the Global Media
Alliance and the Attorney General.

Lawyer Ayissi argued in his writ that the petition
to the Chief Justice by Anas “accompanied by
the audio visual recordings was meant to portray
the Plaintiff as a corrupt and criminally minded
judge and public officer, and a common
criminal.”

The Plaintiff further contends that “by the
ordinary meaning, the said petition accompanied by
the audio visual recordings was meant to portray
the Plaintiff as a judge who perverts the cause of
justice by demanding bribes from parties appearing
before him to influence the judgments he
delivers.”

He is seeking the following reliefs:


1.General damages for defamation.

1.Aggravated damages for the malicious recordings,
publication, republication and circulation of the
said audio visual recordings.

iii. Exemplary damages for the reckless
publication, republication and circulation of the
said audio visual recordings.
Compensatory damages for the damage done to the
Plaintiff’s reputation.

2. A declaration that the 1st Defendant carefully
and maliciously pieced together the audio visual
recordings and the transcripts thereof in a manner
to incriminate the Plaintiff on the allegations of
bribery and corruption.

3.A declaration that the audio visual recordings
and the transcripts thereof were fraudulently and
unlawfully obtained by the 1st Defendant.

vii. A declaration that the Plaintiff never
demanded any money from the 1st Defendant to
influence his decision in any case pending before
him.


viii. A perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendants from publishing any further defamatory
material about the Plaintiff.

1.Legal Costs

2.Any other orders the Honourable Court may deem
meet.

Source - Citifmonline

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