One of the 12 High Court judges who has been implicated in the latest investigative piece by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has filed a suit against him. Justice Paul Derry is among those allegedly caught on camera receiving bribes in the three-hour video produced over a period of two years.
The judge is seeking 17 reliefs at the Accra Fast Track High Court, key among them being “A declaration that the 1st Defendant (Tiger Eye PI) obtained the contents of the audio-visual recording unlawfully.”
Justice Dery, who filed the suit on Monday September 14, becomes the first suspect in the brouhaha to have formally taken a legal action against Anas’ work. The Attorney General and the Chief Justice were also sued as defendants in the suit. The writ is further seeking the following reliefs; “A declaration that the intended public screening of the contents of the audio-visual recordings to the public by the 1st Defendant is prejudicial to the Plaintiff’s right to a fair hearing. “A declaration that the 1st Defendant’s act of secretly recording private discussions with the Plaintiff constituted a violation of the Plaintiff’s right to privacy; “A declaration that any purported immunity granted by the 3rd Defendant (Attorney-General) to the 1st Defendant, its Chief Executive Officer, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, its privies, agents and assigns is unlawful and of no effect;
Justice Dery, who filed the suit on Monday September 14, becomes the first suspect in the brouhaha to have formally taken a legal action against Anas’ work. The Attorney General and the Chief Justice were also sued as defendants in the suit. The writ is further seeking the following reliefs; “A declaration that the intended public screening of the contents of the audio-visual recordings to the public by the 1st Defendant is prejudicial to the Plaintiff’s right to a fair hearing. “A declaration that the 1st Defendant’s act of secretly recording private discussions with the Plaintiff constituted a violation of the Plaintiff’s right to privacy; “A declaration that any purported immunity granted by the 3rd Defendant (Attorney-General) to the 1st Defendant, its Chief Executive Officer, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, its privies, agents and assigns is unlawful and of no effect;
