Anas' Lawyer Details Why His Client Can Still Get Five Times The Amount Awarded In Damages

• Anas Aremeyaw Anas' lawyer has stated there is an opportunity for his client to get five times the amount awarded to him in damages
• In an interview, Selasi Evans Adika disclosed Anas' camp is still assessing whether to pursue the matter or not
• He added that a motion had been filed by Kennedy Agyapong's team in the wake of the lawsuit which has drawn national attention

It has been disclosed that there is a possibility that investigative journalist Anas Aremyaw Anas could obtain more money beyond the current amount awarded in a legal judgment in his lawsuit against former Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong.

This new twist was disclosed by Selasi Evans Adika, one of the lawyers for Anas.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on Facebook, Selasi Evans Adika explained that there is a component of the law that affords his client the opportunity to get five times the money awarded to him as damages for winning the defamation lawsuit.

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He confessed that initially, the plan was to pursue the matter to ensure that the damages awarded against Kennedy Agyapong could increase to 90 million however that move has been put on hold due to the motion filed by the lawyers of the former MP.

"There is a component that we wanted to multiply the $18 million by five so it reaches 90 million. That was the plan because the law allows us to do that. That is why we waited on coming out regarding the finding of culpability on Thursday. So today, when we went to court, a few things happened and we ended up leaving it alone. They filed certain motions hence we would have to take our time and know the outcomes before we decide on whether to go back and pursue what we decided."

"At this point the next thing to happen is that there is going to be a judgement. The court will have to put a seal on it. That would take a few days and after that, I believe there is a five-day rule within which they can file that motion. Depending on how that motion goes, we may get a chance to attempt to get our times five of that motion. Hypothetically, even if they reduce to ten, we still have the opportunity to go for the times five", he said in the interview.

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Kennedy Agyapong offered to pay $10k

Selasi Evans Adika also disclosed both parties involved in the lawsuit first went to the settlement conference.

He explained that although Anas Aremyaw Anas was against the move, he was willing to cut down on his financial demands, however, Kennedy Agyapong on his part offered to pay only $10,000 equivalent to GH¢150,000 to ensure the case did not proceed to trial.

The arbitrator ruled the matter be heard in court to enable both parties argue their case.

Watch the video below:

Anas comments on lawsuit against Kennedy Agyapong

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Anas Aremeyaw Anas issued a statement detailing what transpired in court.

He indicated the lawsuit was based on Kennedy Agyapong's comments in relation to his BBC documentary which focused on the rot at the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

Anas lamented how a similar suit in Ghana was dismissed by an Accra High Court by its presiding judge, Justice Eric Baah.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh