Lawyers of Political Activist, Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor led by Dr. Justice Srem Sai have filed their Statement of Defence in defence to a GHc10 million defamation suit against their client.
Barker-Vormawor, and his lawyer in addition to their Statement of Defence, are seeking a counterclaims against the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, (the Plaintiff).
Albert Kan Dapaah is seeking a GHc10 million defamation suit against the political activist for alleged bribery comments in September 2023.
In an 8-page, Statement of Defence and Counterclaims filed on Friday, December 12, Barker-Vormawor, who is the Defendant said among other things that the minister conspired to harm him.
He is seek a counterclaim as follows;
a). declaration that the Plaintiff did, in his capacity as the minister of national security, offer to the Defendant monies, plane tickets, appointment to a public office and other facilities in his bid to procure the Plaintiff to abandon his activism with the FixTheCountry movement,
b). A declaration that the Defendant did reject the Plaintiff’s offers of money, aeroplane tickets, appointment to a public office and other facilities and, rather, insisted on continuing with his activism with the FixTheCountry movement,
c). A declaration that the Plaintiff did cause, conspire to cause or was complicit
in causing the arrest, detention, torture, threats of harm and death, abuse, harassment, of the Defendant and, also, complicitin the false prosecution which the Defendant has been going through since February 2021,
d). Damages,
e). Cost (including attorney fee), and
f). Any other orders that the Court may deem fit.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/Murtala Inusah
