Former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has celebrated Kennedy Agyapong’s victory over Anas Aremeyaw Anas at the Accra High Court.
The former Ghana FA President after the ruling expressed satisfaction with the dismissal of a GHC25 million defamatory suit against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central.
The suit was filed by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in 2018, alleging that Agyapong had defamed him. Anas sought aggravated damages of GHC25 million, claiming that Agyapong had published defamatory material against him.
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday (15 March 2023), Justice Eric Baah held that Anas had failed to prove that Agyapong had defamed him by airing the documentary 'Who Watches the Watchman?'.
On the contrary, the judge ruled that the documentary had exposed corrupt practices that Anas and his associates were involved in. The court further held that Agyapong had provided sufficient evidence to prove that Anas had used his findings to solicit money from individuals implicated in the evidence he had gathered.
Reacting to the ruling on Oman FM, Nyantakyi said, "The high court's decision testifies to the truth that Anas Aremeyaw Anas is not honest but as described by the court, he is a blackmailer and an extortionist."
He also added that "The judge also described his job as an investigative terrorist instead of investigative journalist. He has been totally disgraced. He once portrayed himself as an angel but today I'm not even sure he is at the devil's level yet."
Nyantakyi had his lifetime football ban reduced to 15 years in 2020.