Private legal practitioner Robert Nii Arday Clegg has emphasized that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ legal victory in his defamation suit against former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong is indisputable.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Monday, May 12, Clegg addressed ongoing public debate following the reduction of damages from $18 million to $500 by a New Jersey Superior Court. He clarified that despite the reduction, the court’s ruling was unambiguous: Kennedy Agyapong defamed Anas.
“The legal conclusion is simple,” Clegg stated. “It is Anas who went to court and he said, ‘Honourable Ken Agyapong has defamed me.’ The jury reviewed the facts and agreed—Kennedy Agyapong has defamed Anas. That is not open to debate. That is the conclusion of the court.”
He explained that while the trial judge granted Agyapong’s motion for remittitur, reducing the damages, the core finding of defamation remains intact and legally binding.
“So far, based on what we have, subject to further appeal, Honourable Kennedy Agyapong is deemed by the court to have defamed Anas Aremeyaw Anas. It is as simple as that,” he stressed.
Clegg also noted that any attempt to reinterpret the outcome misrepresents the legal facts.
“Regardless of attempts to twist the narrative, the central legal outcome is intact,” he asserted.
His comments come amid divided public opinion in Ghana. Supporters of Kennedy Agyapong have celebrated the reduction in damages as a win, while others, including Anas, view the court’s confirmation of defamation as a reaffirmation of his credibility.
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