THE REPUBLIC vs. JAMES KOFI ANNAN EX PARTE: ALEXANDER AFENYO MARKIN

JUDGMENT The Applicant by a motion on notice filed an application on the 16th day of December,2020 for an order to commit the Respondent to prison for Contempt of court pursuant to Order 50 rule 1of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I 47). It is the case of the Applicant that he was the Plaintiff in suit No. A5/4/2020, commenced at the District Court, Winneba by way a Writ of Summons against the Respondent, then the Defendant therein per Exhibit Aand claimed as follows: (i) A declaration that the contents of the Press Conference are defamatory (ii) An order directing the Defendant to render an unqualified apology to the Plaintiff through the same modus the defamatory statements were published. (iii) An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from further authoring and publishing any defamatory statement against the Plaintiff. (iv) General damages of the Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 20,000.00) (v) Cost According to the Plaintiff the Dist....