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ROBERT SARFO-MENSAH
V.
ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS & ANOR.

(2019) JELR 107424 (HC)

High Court 3 May 2019 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff filed a writ of summons and statement of claim seeking various reliefs, including a declaration of violation of privacy, a declaration of breach of the right to be heard, an order to remove the video from circulation, and da

Case Details

Suit Number:GJ/18/19
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:S. ASANTE BEKOE FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT. KISSI AGYEBENG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

RULING

The Plaintiff commenced the instant action by a writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim filed on 10th October, 2018. Per the amended writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 10th April, 2019, the Plaintiff seeks against the Defendants the following reliefs:

a. A declaration that the recording and publication of the 23-minute bare video clip depicting the Plaintiff collecting or receiving money from an unknown and/or identified person, without his knowledge, consent and authority, is a gross violation of the fundamental human right of the Plaintiff’s privacy.

b. A declaration that commercially publishing the said video without first hearing the Plaintiff’s side of the story amounts to a fundamental breach of his right to be heard.

c. An order directed at the 1st and 2nd Defendants herein to remove or otherwise, retract the said video from circulation on the media.

d. Damages against the 1st and 2nd Defendants for defamation.

e. Any other order or orders…

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