IMMONS Q WRIT ISSUED FROMEE IES ve OM suttnol St V E HIGH/CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICE erwnnn srebhei kkasena SRO JURISDICTION NO 5 Paseo DEES) IN AnPRT oats eee Ann 3 ro Nan ebacescuhsee® 2a woos aa ‘aainat Sou by the othe of te or AN ACHOR fave been cence Paried Pini STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNI YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED that wihia EIGHT DAYS (on You inclusive of the day of service you do cause an appearaace to be ean ) MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2) DANIEL Nil ODOI TUTUWANI3) KOJO NKAWS: D AM ALIAS LILVAN AND TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing, judgment may be given in your absence without futher notice to you, 1) MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED. UTUWANI 3) KOJO NKANSAH ALIAS LILWIy, 2) OANIGLNI BT Datel his) ET aay of APRIL 2018 ‘SOPHIA AKUFFO (MS) = ce sa dL emrenta i raclar-macecramlvaalares | eee wes os uni f own (nt P.O: Bux manber) a ees aoe asi ar a pnyINT ME SUPERIOR COURT OF 3UDICATURE HE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE GENERAL JURISDICTION | ACCRA A.D. 2018, SUITNO. STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNT NO. 5, PASEO DE EST AIRPORT HILLS, ACCRA PLAINTIF us 1 MULTIMEDIA GROUP Lr NO. 1, FARRAR AVENUE : ADABRAKA, ACCRA at 2. PANIEL Ni ODOT TUTUWANI a 10M TV BUILDING, FAANOF/ Mi | pee (OFA STREET KOKOMLEMLE 3. KOJO NKANSAH ALIAS LILWIN UNNUMBERED HOUSE, ADABRKAA, ACCRA (PLAINTIFF WOULD DIRECT SERVICE) * DEFENDANTS: STATEMENT OF CLAIM Plaintiff, 2 Ghanaian national, was the Chief Executive Office of COCOBOD from December 2013 to January 2017.Prior to this appointment, Plaintiff had been Chief Executive of the Food & Drugs Board from April 2009 to November 20) Plaintiff, a Consultant, trauma and reconstructive Surgeon, states that before ‘occupying the positions of Chief Executive Officer in COCOBOD and the Food & Drugs Authority, he was the head of the Accident and Emergency Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Plaintiff states further that he specialized as 2 Trauma and Reconstructive surgeon at the Trauma and Reconstructive Department of University of Uim, Germany 3, Plaintiff says that by virtue of the positions he has occupied he is well known both in Ghana and internationally as a man of repute and widely respected and definitely not a thief. 1° Defendant is a multimedia corporate entity operating numerous frequency modulation (FM) stations, television stations, and internet news outlets. It Is the owner and operator of ADOM TV one of the leading television stations in Ghana with a reach countrywide and beyond. 2° Defendant is a producer at Ist Defendant's ADOM TV whilst 3° Defendant is a well-known actor and musician in Ghana.Plaintiff claims against the Defendants jointly and severall for D) Former CEO boss under ree 1031 0 4 BPR ar saa immere "et aber, Eshit , OT, Og government appointees to be socket by te Af ‘do Adrninsiration has been hurled befor te Accra High Curt 34 Charged with causing nancial = fo the State. Former COCOBOD CEO or. Stephen Kasse See tnd one Set agongo toe are fae ne 306 Fe oe OD farmer CEO aa ne din de Stephen Kwabena QPun $8 te ot fo shew abonten charges 28 year abo 70 Eye twenty-seven (27) charges. EYE November 30) 201 panin ape ie screy 7 oa ton cove te series pom January 2017 0 Ekyere SE wactna (alr Yeas 1 Ona Se at cP ne fam no nanka ol! kwan 2k tone aboronyre 20 im, 2 ye enrugradonteo ne rpaninaa toa ro wo akport So 2M MS Tae pum SE yebE huelwe ne sem mu ansa naa ano Kevan A ean pecs, yoti eho nsemsen bi £18 COCOBOD ska by he r4 ‘adansie ne birib bi a Ekaso ne mt anitui atu kwa From that cay no'na vestigation no aizeo fom day on8 (1) sna, Fo i, dasuo ts ry yeeye research Wo ne [te A yew ewe aren atyere so abe > abonten SE EYE COCOBOD PHI Te Sore oom Ets state no ka a Cfaa rial a2 ewura Me 1S677 £2 fa yee oa Ne ve hurd and twelve, rilion dolars 2 sika are ei de ba chana cedis mu a2 Eye 2 3s0llon err, eds. ket Ne a ata Oparin aa yer Stephen Kwabena Open! former COCOBOD CEO ne nsa mu. seca na eu trank ms a wel nye raat run 1S oF first aid ik ong env cods Kae mpo EYE Gols STI ‘ity (50) trunk a wap) nanso hundred rune (100) Somes ioe Second me twenty aa too 0 beye twenty (20) eo Biri Tt fan nso sa” oe nee ska 10 Denys mntrams, Wel ni ne first id bao ay den 9 DVLA yi. a ebi bisa sé Eye mokware SE yEKYE NO 72 sia weinyinaagu ne da a anaa mpo na EXyere se Nee Wall TED nye ade ketowa. Afei 150 i pare wid nye ena waka fone 003 S2- sea hme eve ey former COCDEDD TONE ea 5a) tu nna no. Wel EYE "isieve exyen Trasacco fie. EYE asieyé 18 We cao tun at) aseVé a2 Evel) ST 1 oa tho 2% mts ST Na Kof “ofosu atweré aba SEE Spats brpunt's mother’ tom It hey weer ‘nbyh mpaninto2 nso. aye 23. ‘SE Eye ampa s€ pepe ey a ag can my 99 ene 9 02S"nh 8 ADE ADIOMA TY Hi Tanguages, VAL rghal lengua tte cf 8 VANE W glohly spoken and oF Unde ajorky of persons ih yw sg Mvarnage oF parentage. © prograrrmes ca an nr Gee Ate tne Mie Tv language ye Wasted the Te language and Pandit add that ty vrtue of the fect of ADOM TV, Being oF si ward. other cable and satelite erbook, tvatter, and Youu nt presence WO fand can be acces Wve OF wean tidy DTV, nd a0 F ‘ the internet (ADOM TV) fas 0. peerar ide world vice inchasing robe phones and ioe all which are oF 2018, on the prime Ms to be broadcast ond if as part of the very ravoning defamatory Plainttt gaya that on, or about he 24 day of March, fevenving, Hour of 7:00pm 1% and 2% Defendants cause juiitshed, and 3" Defendant broadcast and publishes Fpulay progrannme entitled ‘Dont Think Far News’ we sr a mistire af Twa and English fire, ne to si munyia so a egy Eb? BD Pe Te ire, Pe thi no. One of the Ast gOerner akatto Addo Administration as been, prone charged with causing finance eS OF stephen Kwabena opun! on (27) CDArges: oss under Former CEO axa mimert yi ne t0 a ‘anyponitees to be socket by the utted before the Accra High Cour fous to the State, Former COCOBOD vi agongo together are facing twenty sere mind one § a oe O80 former CEO 20 ne di de stephen Rew ‘Opunt aa Seo oren rim 70 sé rvasem aber. 2eanten CRAIDSS ved) ab 0 wber 30, 2013 na pani © twenty-seven (27) charges. Eye Novern Stephen Kivabena pun’ DEVEE CEO, pani. We CooBoD. Watena 50 Sten onctanuary 2017 20 ckyere sew ati (0 YON cowie ye a via etu Kwan aka tene aborokyire man My, EA in ve ummnigrati i smite hia ro wo almport sé anturnl My pay opem sé yebE hweliw€ ne ner” mu Ansa Ho ‘kwan 6! 09 Aan Kops vat! mehonsem sem bi Efe COCOBOO ska bi ho ne idansie ne bint’ bi a Ekaso ne nei antuml nt Kwon. rom tat day no na invesigation no ato ram dey one (2) se From tha iy oo. cyananyeeye reset) wo ne, hd cil a72ee sy nanyerese abe @ abanten 267 COCOBO® Pam ns wabo kornoétia State no ike a Efgar’asi aa eur ne nsem a aie aarnmna yen no ve five hundred and teive sike ketewa. Wo de ba Ghana cedis mu 22 eye 235bilion Ghana Ceais. Sar ska yinaafaQpanin aa yetré Stephen Kwabena former COCOBOD CEO ne nsa mu. Defendants then showed a recording which were filed to the brim Dollars) bundles and stated as cote taid United States Dolars, were found 0 Te thee pnts and each of them broadcast and pubishes the folowng: a fact that these said meta ‘million dollars 38 enye of numerous metal boxes in rooms wath US$100,00 (One Hundred United SIAR! ‘boxes filed wit) house of PisintiWAV) Navin ood fuaehesd (MD) Mien Ph MW ea ee nn Peay 9 whe na rae nat, baa rua rik whe Keon, Alok rhe Wir My tio a ye foriher COCOWOD re rumarne sau xl 10 she 14 Wagye ne land, ani kode alum ate waive aa tbeumnl aoke rie forty (M0) be ate ” ‘ante onion baake pte na waesl Clon de ae! stn, We Kia) » Cos ater: abs Ths en ons snes tomnls Wher ope fublaneba in BA when people have ro places to sheep, COMM money, Sad! kane no nw nko mnatra nketews na b2 Korono akeset nanso ent 7 impanintod nso aby asl, SE Eye amoo s& papa wel ature ss om ‘thon ano agu dan mu ao eneé na ahora b6n nono. Wevame skp fa “nbiara Ghanatos aka sax from day ane (1) dobsara Woyome! overs “brea aa obi nso aturn ad aa sika vei niyinan gu re dn mu rit aa Le woah, Ate! Wayome da aa 2beds, Ew. mu sé obetua ka no Ae oie sdaa 206 do Issue wel oa aba abétwa rau yi dé siesla 10 7 fe Hist ‘nol na Epere competion ne ho nanso wel Etwa WaYMe. Martin aba yf a0 206 hye ase aye radwumay! BE Ghana beye fa wel aa sika egu h2. SE ye wo saa mmensa a9 anka 2737) cpokyere beba ru? Nanka Ghana Koraa besresTe? daabll Ns a reerofeo alumi ahyenye agu dan mu nao 12 na 70 bl Enact A a Aesotnaebinsahokyerewan. Ghana akwan,yen light, yen n5v0 MEI e Je binbiara nnyé. Nyame BEE! Nyame ne Doar. ti wel ne ade aa EE COCOBOD na charges na yea abo no Ve Ae Me oe ye EbE fo Court s€ neé Abuga Pele ad ska kolra 22 KV arse ene Sika no Korea dE Eye (ace towel sia no bia, AES oe natia) eb ye si) seven (7) years na Wel ne CE bwenty xe (29 charges dle nokware ro tame an nie n0 we Get Wt Te nyinaa 27 oerao seven (7) Ra €da $20 No dee EbEkye 10, ERE AS 2 areaning sé ebla wo Dena the same jail nO we) tweive(12) wel mean because sé ska 2a egu toonya the same Jah Seve (02 Fee ska 2a eps Na no anima wo baako Diss fwn IRE (2) years becaiooe twa veye tree hundred (300) years Pe bofu 23 one 38 ia years. Nyame ne boeta2tebeyeyie! na YEE tWEN ahw€ dee EDE fo 500. -The words translated in English areas folows:0 sO Sbaakorea ann a8 79 eb nas ro ages ett (ttn goa Oe Nine eg When transi lated Engh the foto, ng Ne Akt tee As Nigh Court an Ae POSS t0 tthe. State, = % the test governmane 2 Acrinstraton has beg, ‘DEC With causing finance Pint ane one Seay was arrested tnen teres 2 passbilty he has spent ran what is left Showing it Dr. ‘s the image showing Sa ay of former COCOBOD CEOS mother Woih, Me used some ort of the money t0 erect the bulcing on {ne Ser, This building Pat ots more than 2 Trassaco bulking is 3 CEES which was ment and can ve used to bury about forty (40) people but was used Paeersngle person, ns mother end has ereced a ‘building on it. This pling wil cost more dolars when in Trassee> ‘but it’s being occupied by the remains of 2 dead person 8 Ae This is a message from a Ovex stating thet “his 1 Dr-Cpun’’s ‘mothers Tomb in her vilage Bablaneha in BA. When people have 1° ‘place to sleep...COCOBOD money...sad!” Gone are the days where children Were guilty of petty stealing but today the adults ha vs taken over, If there's any truth in the fact that14 &)_Plainitt deserves to be imprisoned for 8 300 (Hwee hrundredyeans fF being a thief he owns any metal boxes containing any mane. ony Plaintiff denies that Itoever and ROWSORVES form what 6 farmily and pulling in the: omb wes constructed by the mothe ptaintit states further the t ere near the cost the cost Is definitely nowne Trassaco area f 9 Luxurious said words and atso the graphic sin paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 ation and has been brought ns of the 1e_ publication contained lars of which are seriously injured in his. reput ‘and contempt. By reason of th broadcast particul Piaintit has been into public scandal, odlU™, graphic pictures of money In ‘and or believed was found in ls and has broadcast with the med to have seen plication and inundated with numerous. cal Defendants cal se, Plaintiff has been |! Since the put boxes which Piaintif’s housLoos ery embarrassing questions and lulios fom, teran including eoeagues abrond g cateogunes, tenes and nequaintances both #t Ghana: and ert conde tthe. Owens ce ak pubiisting ond cnaeating the sid defamatory yor an Yeo, I desig (0 ec, Fdhewle and public odin and Nas. alse tarishedt Plots hard teamed reputation in Ghana aiid abroad. Defendants Knew 9 have kon ta pon wou cause Mamge, especialy when they (Deters) sae as wfc ha te Us ‘ol money were feud mPa rouse a the that Pa wed a eter ions of United States Dollars to build a hixutious mansion to house Wis mothe Paint wt contend tat Oetendan . ; at elendans inet opting ond broaastng area Seamnstry Broder ana pica wes reins ae Seles Sense sera orth se a Ta re nave een are that puokaton ane roast cod not be true. ¥ Particulars of Malice 4) Defendants deliberately made a video n which wey showed rilens & See ser racked in meta boxes which Oxtensants GATE Lie a abe of Pari wnen they Rew very wll that CNS is false and a fabricaton. 1b) Defendants detberately cused the said rondcast ond POLIS to Deters prime Ue Wy Ghana to encore that this DASE, and oe teation woue be wewed rationwide and mended seme © Tate Pronirmum effect on fs viewers in Ghana. ©) Defendants knew that Paint nas not made any are arrangement(s) cerereGpana and neither has he been stopped 8 Dorr and oF ext Goint and or been prevented fom traveling out of Shane pioneer wk rly on the fotowing fact and matters i support of MS dai for ‘exemplary damages 4) That the broadcast and publication was TSE sensational manner Tr primetime. and Defendonis fabnicted We eis video showing at Pins of United States Dollars in Plaint's house. b) Defendants caused the said fabiestet video of milions of United Slotes Dollars in Plainté's house to ensure they maintain and Seas ce the wewershio and istenerstio of the ‘said ADOM TV and19, srt dello Painttt wit bets continue te pus ‘making further contained in ar WHEREFORE, 2a.nesp and or Sroade ing anc ar chert fs the fallen mee ie te aan, 2 sisicina phasis ak ped ale re aris CE 1 we OTE SE M1 2 SS nwmttl me nee BNE NAB INC a Ba watt nee ee o ‘ska by ho ane From mat aay ne xo fram aay one (7) anaes ema, aa, AEC esearch wo ne fie Zio ba, Yee Gren an tae SE BOE D abaMten st OE COCOBOD pain n at ers ae 128) aa ewe re sem at we nie mas verre: ye Matra techie malian dolar ae envy sike Gece, Wer cer te Grams at a8 EYE 2 25bilvon ‘Shame Cec ‘Sow sikh max ee Coit ze WIRE Stephen Kwabena Opus former COCOBOE ED ne as tins sii a pu eumk MU awe) NYE traametco teu Se cs Brae 2h runt ae skae mene ced kara mo Eye oles ‘Patsy ty (SE) re revert 2D) ars hued hanced (100) ears Fame Sexo srr 550 sae a 50 mye swenty (20) pu akeme AD NESS WEY EDV NOVO Na chege 90 m0 eo oe DH AVE TE 7 es When tra sober Anadend Ov acing remny-seven (2 oY COROROD on November 3 suey abroad Dot was topped ets) OQ ce as CEO of wes ASD from that cme 0 nom anestpopons Ame, ongoing Prectipatons are being COnXtES #1 MS PAE mewn, afternoon Rrorang anc maanaght 20 2nd FO. Agee A deen PRON CO SOCORCOS former CEO & GURY oF Sea State funds aot the Sut?Shem amaee of Odour d meer cod Gronoraone. stares ut wehe aUNNARNHND MARUI’ 2 NY Sect NFS COF ANNY ich. the onveges levered ainnat hin he sil aca Be CONE EE ie Sine QNNIN, OF ANNICY AAT IAT COVA RY anegar Ae SNe Mae veny-seveet (22) GAMERS ANNA SOX auwdy’ WA A? ets RT MARIN A PAO ARNE PHINTRENT IS CMD) NOES BE AOE nahn prnaes, Gd OU MBN. WE AR OAD OO SE dwn, wil pune yee be very attic serve a ant (ovr ‘Deter HF OVW how € gest Chak Far New DATED AT LAW TRUST COMPA rp Why, NO 27 CASTLE ROAD ADABRAKA, . ACCRA, THIS THE .\_ DAY OF APRIL, 2018 Fe SAMUHA. M/ CODJOE ‘eatmefen & Koucror AW {RUST COMPA ASONVERTS-ACCRA 1 isi /0541511792 cawwver FORTHE RCAINTIFE FORTE n. CODDOE Lic. NO. GAR 15415/ 18 THE REGISTRAR HIGH COURT ACCRA e ano FOR SERVICE ON THE 1" DEFENDANT [AND FOR SERVICE ON THE 2"° DEFENDANT DEFENDANT ‘AND FOR SERVICE ON THE 3°