Asamoah Gyan and Anthony Osarfo
Renowned entertainment writer Anthony Osarfo would on Fri face-off with former Blackstars Captain Asamoah Gyan within court after the journalist sued the footballer for one mil Ghana cedis.
The Genesis of the case
Readers might remember that Asamoah Gyan within 2015 made waves following a lady identified as Sarah Kwablah accused the footballer associated with raping her after he previously visited her house.
The storyplot was reported by Anthony Osarfo and Chris Handler who were later arrested from the police after the footballer via his manager Samuel Anim Addo reported the two pertaining to trying to extort money through Asamoah Gyan.
The rape allegation brought against Gyan never made it to courtroom because the footballer maintained plus accepted that he had sexual intercourse with the victim but it has been consensual making the Lawyer General by then clear your pet of all the charges.
On the detain of Anthony Osarfo as well as the others for extortion which usually according to the laws of the nation is Second Degree Criminal offence in Section 151 associated with Ghana’s Criminal and Other Accidents Act.
It was established that will Anthony never intended to blackmail the footballer with the mentioned monies but it was instead his manager(Samuel Anim Addo) who promised to give your pet some money so he could eliminate the story which he do but later went to are accountable to the police Anthony was extorting monies from them.
After 3 and half years lawful battle, the court presided by Her Ladyship Afia Agbanu Kumador in the girl 16-page ruling stated that will:
“1st Applicant (Anthony Osarfo) cannot be criminally held responsible for conspiring with anyone to extort and indeed extort money through Complainant because the moment PW1 (Samuel Annim Addo) documented the matter to police and agreed to entrap 1st Candidate, there was no threat working on his mind which caused him to pay the money. inch
One million suit towards Asamoah Gyan
Anthony right after his release from law enforcement custody narrated that he has been beaten by the policemen positioned at the Airport Police Place.
After he was removed by the court, he chose to sue the footballer great manager for what he or she described as malicious prosecution.
Based on him, they two obtained him arrested over a criminal offense they know very well this individual didn’t commit. Secondly these people kept vital information from your prosecutors which would have finished the case a long time.
Due to that will, he is suing them plus praying that the court causes them to be pay for General Damages of just one Million Ghana Cedis plus legal fees.
Asamoah Gyan and his manager playing hopscotch
Lawyer for the journalist Yaw Dankwa of Dankwa plus Associates Chambers, made many attempts since last year Aug 24, 2020, to immediate service of the writ around the Defendants but all efforts proved futile.
Lawyer for your Plaintiff therefore resorted in order to substituted service; where the sitting down judge on the case, The girl Ladyship, Justice Ellen Vivian Amoah, directed that the writ be posted at the property of Ghana Football Organization (GFA), the 1st Defendant’s home (Basilica at new Weija), and the notice board from the High Court for twenty one days.
The Defendants the bluff of the court–they declined to enter appearance and/ or defense.
The Individual, again, through his attorney, filed a motion upon notice for judgment in arrears of appearance-thus; the Individual sought leave of the courtroom to notify the Defendants that if they fail to arrived at court, judgment will be approved against them.
The determine upheld the motion plus gave an order for your motion to be posted in the premises of Ghana Soccer Association (GFA), the 1st Defendant’s house (Basilica at brand new Weija), and the notice panel of the High Court, this time around, for 14 days.
For the 2nd time, the Defendants did not enter appearance and/ or even defense.
After almost annually of serving the Defendants, the Plaintiff finally submitted a supplementary affidavit and a listening to notice, praying the courtroom to pass judgment against the Defendants come Friday, May fourteen, 2021.
The Defendants, by means of their lawyer, A. The. Somuah-Asamoah of Appiade Compartments, have filed a movement on notice for keep to enter late look and defense. In simple terms, they may be now poised for lawsuit.
The Defendants claim within their motion that they were from the country when the Bailiff offered them.
See photos from the suit below:
