US EditionAfrica: 'This Victory is Not Just for Me, But for Truth, Press freedom, and Every Journalist Who Risks Everything'
- A U.S. Court awarded Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million after finding former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong liable for defamation.
- The dispute arose from Agyapong's remarks about Anas following his 2018 BBC investigation into football corruption.
- An eight-member jury found Agyapong liable for defamation in relation to remarks he made after Anas's 2018 BBC investigation.
- Anas stated that the victory is for truth and press freedom, emphasizing that intimidation will not stop his work against corruption.
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Africa: 'This Victory is Not Just for Me, But for Truth, Press freedom, and Every Journalist Who Risks Everything'
The $18 million in damages was the result of a unanimous decision by an eight-member jury in Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, finding Mr Agyapong liable for defamation against Mr Anas.
US court awards $18m to Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas in libel case against ex-MP
The $18 million in damages was the result of a unanimous decision by an eight-member jury in Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, finding Mr Agyapong liable for defamation against Mr Anas. The post US court awards $18m to Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas in libel case against ex-MP appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Ghanaian Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas wins $18M in US defamation case against former MP » The Hoima Post
A US court awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $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. The court heard that Agyapong, among other accusations made on a podcast, had called the reporter a “criminal” and alleged he was beh…
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