Assin South Member of Parliament (MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has been awarded ₵700,000 in damages in a defamation lawsuit against two individuals, Stephen Cobbah and Yaw Koranteng.
The judgment was delivered by the Cape Coast High Court on Monday, April 28, 2025, although the MP had initially sought ₵1,000,000 in damages.
The court held that the two defendants had published defamatory statements against the MP on the Assinman Politics Gh WhatsApp group platform.
Among other rulings, the court issued a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from further publishing any defamatory statements against Rev. Fordjour.
Additionally, the defendants have been directed to retract the defamatory statements and render an unqualified written apology, which must be published on the Assinman Politics Gh WhatsApp group platform and any other social media platforms where the defamatory statements were circulated.
Below is a summary of the judgment:
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