An Essex County jury has awarded investigative journalist $18 million in a defamation suit against Ken Agyapong, former Member of Parliament for Assin Central.

Responding to the ruling in a statement on March 18, 2025, Anas described his victory as a "resounding affirmation that falsehood and character assassination have no place in society." "I stand before you today with a profound sense of vindication and determination.

Yesterday, in the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, an eight-member jury delivered a unanimous verdict finding , a former member of the Ghanaian Parliament, liable for defamation and awarding damages of 18 million U.S.

dollars.