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General News of Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-30
Ace Anan Ankomah is a prominent member of the Occupy Ghana pressure group
Social media commentator Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor has been sued for allegedly defaming private legal practitioner Ace Ankomah.
Ace Ankomah claims damages in the amount of 10 million GHc.
Taylor's media company, Loud Silence Media, is also involved in this lawsuit.
In his brief quoted by Mr. citinewsroom.com, Mr. Ankomah claims "damages in the amount of 10,000,000,000 GHc for the defamatory statements issued by the accused on the accused's Facebook page" With all the respect that I owe you – Loud Silence Media "of 23/07/19 and YouTube on 24/07/19, the object of this lawsuit."
Ankomah claimed that Kevin Taylor falsely accused him of involvement in a scandalous deal between the late Menzgold Ghana Limited and Horizon Royal Diamonds, which led to the arrest of Nana Appiah Mensah, chief executive officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited. United States. United Arab Emirates.
According to the brief, Mr. Taylor, who works for Loud Silence Media on July 23, 2019, posted a video on his Facebook page, claiming that Mr. Ankomah and Mr. Gabby Otchere Darko, a member of the ruling New Party patriotic power, Nana Appiah Mensah, better known as NAM1, intended to discredit the CEO of Menzgold, now deceased, gone.
In the video, Kevin Taylor also claimed that Ace Ankomah had labeled NAM1 a criminal, which led to his arrest in the UAE.
Mr. Ekow Taylor in this video also accused Ace Ankomah of having spoken badly about NAM1 in the local media for a long time.
Ace Ankomah said in his writing that the charges had damaged his reputation, both locally and internationally, thus calling for justice.
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In a previous statement, Ankomah rejected Kevin Taylor's claims.
The private lawyer, in his brief, notably asks for "aggravated damages and interest for the reckless and malicious publications of this video. Exemplary damages for the careless and malicious publication of the said video. Compensatory damages for the injury to the plaintiff's reputation. "
He also asks for a "perpetual injunction preventing the defendants from publishing any other defamatory document about the plaintiff".
Ace Ankomah, a member of the OccupyGhana lobby group, also wants Kevin Taylor to retract and apologize for the publication.
"A retraction and apology of the accused with the same visibility and dissemination as the publication of July 23 and 24, 2019. An order requiring the accused to remove the video from their Facebook wall and any other social media platform where they posted it. "
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