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PROF. FRIMPONG BOATENG
V.
SOLOMON K.A OWUSU & ANOR

(2021) JELR 109053 (HC)

High Court 24 May 2021 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a defamation lawsuit against the defendants for making defamatory statements about him on a social media platform. - The plaintiff sought a declaration that the statements were defamatory, general damages of GH¢2,000,0

Case Details

Suit Number:GJ/1025/2019
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JUSTIN KOFI DORGU
Counsel:FRANCIS JAGRI FOR EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOFIFOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT.

JUDGMENT

DORGU, J.

The Plaintiff filed the instant action against the Defendants claiming against them jointly and severally the following reliefs: 

1. A declaration that the Statements made by 1st Defendant against Plaintiff and published on the social media platform "kill Corruption Now" and administered by 2nd Defendant were defamatory. 

ii. General Damages in the sum of Two Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,000,000.00) for defamation. 

iii. An order of perpetual injunction restraining defendants, their agent, assigns, privies howsoever called from making and or publishing any defamatory statements of Plaintiff on any Platform whatsoever and

iv. Costs including Solicitor's fees and any other reliefs or orders that this Court  deems fit. 

In the accompanying Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff in paragraph 12 averred thus:- 

12. Plaintiff shall contend that following his refused to accede to 1st Defendant's request, 1st Defendant took to social media and other media platforms including this Social …

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