A member of Anas Aremeyaw Anas' legal team has revealed that former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, offered $10,000 to settle the defamation case between himself and Anas.
Speaking in an interview, Evans Selasi Adika said the legal team of Anas initially requested over $30m in damages but later agreed to receive a lesser amount.
The jury in the defamation case, which was tried in New Jersey in the United States, awarded the Ghanaian investigative journalist $18m in damages after suing Kennedy Agyapong for calling Anas a criminal, evil etc.
Following the jury award, Agyapong's legal team has sued for a reduction of the damages awarded.
