Kurt Okraku vs Atta Poku: Court reject defendants application to move case to Kumasi, ordered to pay GHs4000

An Accra Excessive Court has rejected an application by counsel for defendants Collins Atta Poku and householders of Sompa TV/FM, Teraone Media Restricted to breeze their defamation case with Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku to Kumasi.

At Monday’s hearing, His Lordship Justice Forson Agyapong rejected the defendants application to breeze the case to Kumasi and awarded a mark of GHs4000 against the defendants.

The court extra ordered the defendants to file their defence on or earlier than Might perchance perchance additionally 5, 2025.

Final week, the Defendants objected to the venue, arguing that the case must be transferred to the Excessive Court in Kumasi, as that is their discipline of attach per the acceptable tips.

Alternatively, the Plaintiff’s licensed expert opposed this, contending that the Defendants’ main discipline of take care of is in Accra, making the Excessive Court in Accra the correct venue to hear the topic.

In issues akin to defamation, the Plaintiff is required by the foundations of court to institute the action in the discipline the attach the Defendant resides or conducts exchange.

Alternatively, the attach there are two or extra Defendants residing in diversified regions, the Plaintiff has the choice to birth out the action in any of these regions.

President Kurt Okraku, who is an Govt Council member of the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), has dragged the journalist and his media outfit to court for making defamatory and libelous commentary against him.

In a commentary of whine at the Excessive Court, Okraku accused the defendants of publishing untrue accusations to defame his character and elevate him into public odium.

The claims range from misappropriation to funds supposed for Dismal Stars gamers, sick-therapy of defender Daniel Amartey, and shopping for of buses for Division One League clubs.

The GFA boss seemed in court final week in the corporate of his licensed expert Godwin Mensah Sackey, for a hearing in the GHC 30 million lawsuit introduced by the leader of Ghanaian football.