One of the accused judges indicted in Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ latest exposé on judicial corruption, Justice Paul Uuter Dery has filed another contempt suit against Golden Tulip, Tiger Eye PI and Ultimate FM.
His suit is to challenge the decision by these companies to show the video in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Promoters of the documentary have scheduled a public viewing on Friday in Kumasi.
The public viewing comes after the controversial première last week in Accra.
Friday’s public viewing at the Golden Tulip in Kumasi will be followed by another screening scheduled for next week in the Western Regional capital, Takoradi.
Reliefs
Justice Dery is seeking the following reliefs in his new suit
- A declaration that the intended public screening of the contents of the audio visual recordings to the public by the 1st and 2nd Defendants at the 3rd Defendant’s facility is prejudicial to the Plaintiff’s right to a fair hearing.
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A declaration that the 1st Defendant obtained the contents of the audio visual recordings unlawfully.
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A perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their privies, assigns and whosoever from carrying out any public screening of the said illegally and unlawfully procured audio visual recordings at any time.
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A perpetual injunction restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants, their privies, assigns and whosoever from carrying out any public screening of the said illegally unlawfully procured audio visual recording.
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A perpetual injunction restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants, their privies, assigns and whosever from ever publishing or causing to be published the content of the said illegally and unlawfully procured audio visual recordings through any media platform howsoever described including social media.
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An order restraining the Defendants, their privies and assigns from carrying out the intended public screening of the said illegally and unlawfully procured audio visual recordings on the 2nd October 2015.
An order prohibiting the 1st Defendant, as the primary custodian and copyright holder to the audio visual recordings, its agents, privies and assigns from releasing same to various social media outlets.
7. Cost including legal fees.
- Any other order (s) that the Honourable Court may deem fit to make.
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