THE High Court in Accra has dismissed a GH¢15 million defamation suit filed by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
The court held yesterday that the writ was incurably defective and incompetent, adding that the plaintiff had failed to properly invoke its jurisdiction.
Mr Afenyo-Markin sued Mr Gyamfi over comments he made during a discussion on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme on August 22 concerning the Bank of Ghana’s reported $1.7 billion loss from gold purchases.
Mr Gyamfi, a panellist on the programme, described the Minority Leader as an “extortionist” while responding to his attribution of the reported loss to GoldBod.
He subsequently challenged Mr Afenyo-Markin to sue him, saying he would provide evidence to support the allegation. Read More.
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