Captain Smart Sued For Defamation Again: K.T. Hammond Demands Apology From Controversial Broadcaster

• Former Adansi Asokwa MP K.T. Hammond has sued Captain Smart over alleged derogatory comments
• Captain Smart allegedly claimed that Hammond made ethnocentric remarks about a candidate in the Adansi Asokwa parliamentary election
• As part of his lawsuit, Hammond is seeking compensation, a retraction, and an apology, among other forms of redress

Former Adansi Asokwa MP K.T. Hammond has sued broadcaster Blessed Godsbrain Smart, aka Captain Smart, over alleged derogatory comments.

The comments were said to have been made during a broadcast on Onua TV.

Graphic Online reported that the suit stems from Captain Smart's claims that Hammond made ethnocentric remarks about a candidate in the Adansi Asokwa parliamentary election.

Hammond, who contested on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket, lost his seat to Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The suggestion was made that Dorani could not win the seat because of his ethnicity.

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Hammond has refuted the claims and believes they make him out to be a bigot.

He asserts that the broadcast and its subsequent wide circulation have tarnished his reputation, subjected him to public mockery, and caused him emotional distress.

As part of his lawsuit, the former legislator is seeking compensation, a retraction, an apology, a mandate to remove the defamatory content, and coverage of his entire legal costs.

Captain Smart notably called Hammond on live TV following his election loss to tease him.

Dorani polled 14,229 votes against Hammond's 13,275 votes in the election.

Captain Smart's trouble with police chief

This suit comes after Deputy Inspector General of Police Christian Tettey Yohuno sued him for defamation earlier in January.

Yohuno accused Captain Smart of defamation because of claims that he and some elements within the army and that some top officials of the Ghana Police Service were planning a coup d'état.

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The broadcaster also claimed Yohuno had been visiting the homes of NDC officials while allegedly holding membership of the NPP and paying them monies as a lobby to be appointed as IGP.

In his lawsuit, Yohuno sought general damages for defamation and an injunction to restrain Captain Smart from making further defamatory statements.

Past legal trouble for Captain Smart

YEN.com.gh reported that Captain Smart has faced similar legal trouble in the past. Paul Adom-Otchere and Francis Asenso-Boakye sued him for making comments deemed defamatory on his TV show.

They felt the broadcaster disparaged their reputation by suggesting they were corrupt.

They were each demanding GH¢10 million in damages from the broadcaster and other things to compensate for the harm done to their hard-earned reputations in the eyes of right-thinking members of the society.

Captain Smart also faced action from the National Media Commission after it accused him of insulting the Chief of the Defence Staff and other Commanders of the Ghana Armed Forces.

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Captain Smart at the time claimed that these officers embezzled monies meant for soldiers on peacekeeping operations.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh