The former Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong has finally broken his silence after a Superior Court of New Jersey in the United States of America awarded investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million in his defamation suit against him and Social media commentator Frederick Asamoah.
According to Kennedy Agyapong, he has become a better person and added that he will continue to fight and defend the truth.
He further urged his supporters not to be worried about anything.
On March 27 after he arrived in Ghana, Kennedy Agyapong spoke to some person at his campaign office in Shiashie.
Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I want to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you for the wonderful welcome you have given me and my wife. This will inspire me to continue doing what I do speaking for the voiceless”.
“Nobody should worry. Anyone who speaks the truth and stands for the voiceless will face challenges. But through this ordeal, I have become a better person, and I will continue to fight and defend the truth,” Agyapong promised.
Anas filed the lawsuit on May 17, 2022, in the Essex County Superior Court, accusing Kennedy Agyapong and Frederick Asamoah.
He accused them of a false and damaging statement made during an episode of “The Daddy Fred Show”.
Kennedy Agyapong during the show made a series of false claims, including accusing Anas of being a criminal, a thief, and responsible for the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
Ahmed Suale was tragically shot and killed in a ride-by shooting near his home in Madina, a suburb of the capital, Accra after Kennedy Agyapong’s utterances.
It is believed that the 31-year-old Ahmed was assassinated due to the investigative work he did with the Tiger Eye PI team and Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
The court documents highlighted several specific allegations Kennedy Agyapoang made against Anas, falsely claiming that Anas had been convicted of crimes in Ghana, and accusing Anas of orchestrating Ahmed Suale’s murder. Asserting that Anas was responsible for the deaths of multiple Chinese nationals in Ghana and labelling Anas as a thief.
The investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s US victory comes after an Accra High Court in Ghana on March 15 dismissed the GH¢25 million defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong brought by Anas.
The judge, Justice Eric Baah, asserted that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove that Ken Agyapong defamed him by airing the documentary “Who Watches the Watchman”. The Judge rather added that the documentary exposed shady deals that Anas and his associates were involved in.
The Accra High Court concluded that what Anas was engaged in was not investigative journalism but rather “investigative terrorism” and that Mr Agyapong was vindicated in calling Anas “a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist, and evil”.
Lawyers for Kennedy Agyapong according to reports have applied for a reduction in the amount of damages awarded.
Meanwhile, a member of Kennedy Agyapong’s team, Wofa Jerry has stated categorically that the former MP will not pay any amount in the US$18,000,000 awarded to investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
According to him, Anas and his team breached some procedural rules and confidently added that Anas would end up paying more than $18,000,000 in damages to Kennedy Agyapong.
“In the courtroom, they warned everybody not to take videos. They said we could take pictures but no videos. Anas took a video which captured even the judge, and that’s another case.”
He added that Anas is making Ghanaians think Kennedy will pay him the $18,000,000, “but Afia mark my words today, Anas will not even get $50. He will end up paying more.”
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Former Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong, following his arrival back to Ghana, has reassured his supporters that he will continue to advocate for the voiceless and work towards saving the country, urging them to remain calm and steadfast in their support. pic.twitter.com/2EEqbjQN7f
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