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Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s application asking the High Court in Accra to dismiss the GH¢10 million defamation suit filed against him by Minister for National Security Albert Kan-Dapaah was struck out, and a GH¢3,000 fine was slapped on him.

Kan-Dapaah defamation case: Oliver's dismissal plea rejected, slapped with GH¢3k fine | Pulse Ghana

Andreas Kamasah

<p>In support of his motion to dismiss the suit, dated November 29, the #FixtheCountry Movement, who is also a private legal practitioner, argued that the minister lacks the authority to initiate or handle civil matters related to his official duties for the state.</p>

<p>He maintained that the alleged defamatory statements were aimed at the state or its representatives, not specifically at the minister himself. Barker-Vormawor further asserted that the defamation allegations were directly tied to the minister's execution of state functions.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GHc10M defamation case: National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah in Court as an application from Oliver Barker-Vormawor seeking a dismissal of his (Kan DAPAAH’s) GHc10 million defamation case has been dismissed. Cost of GHc3, 000 awarded against applicant <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GHOnenews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GHOnenews</a> <a href="https://t.co/VGTuMRZi6s">pic.twitter.com/VGTuMRZi6s</a></p>&mdash; GHOne TV (@ghonetv) <a href="https://twitter.com/ghonetv/status/1735271865042509925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>In the wake of Barker-Vormawor's accusations that Minister Kan Dapaah, alongside Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta and a Brigadier General, had proposed a payment of US$1 million to him and other leaders of the #FixTheCountry Movement to cease their activism, Kan Dapaah initiated a defamation suit against Barker-Vormawor on September 26, 2024.</p>

<p>In the summons submitted by Mr Kan-Dapaah's legal representatives, the Minister is pursuing a declaration that the statements made by Barker-Vormawor, as outlined below or in similar words, are defamatory towards the Plaintiff: "They went as far as offering us US$1 Million, they offered us a Committee Appointment, set up a Committee and appoint us to Government positions to stop this activism. This was made directly to me and other leaders of the Fix the Country Movement. This conversation we had with the Minister of National Security, the Minister of Finance, and a Brigadier General at a safe home."</p>

<p>Furthermore, he seeks the recovery of the sum of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢10,000,000.00) as General Damages, including Aggravated and/or Exemplary Damages for Defamation arising from the statements made by Defendant. Additionally, Minister Kan Dapaah is requesting an apology for and retraction of the aforementioned statements. Alongside this, he is seeking a perpetual injunction to prohibit Barker-Vormawor from repeating similar or other defamatory statements against Plaintiff, as well as costs associated with the legal proceedings.</p>

Kan-Dapaah defamation case: Oliver's dismissal plea rejected, slapped with GH¢3k fine

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