Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah, extensively often called Lilwin, has suffered a authorized setback after the Excessive Court docket in Accra dismissed his software to quickly droop proceedings in a GH¢5 million defamation case introduced in opposition to him by actress Martha Ankomah.
The courtroom not solely rejected his request for a keep of proceedings but in addition imposed a value of GH¢5,000 in opposition to him.
Lilwin’s authorized workforce had urged the courtroom to pause the case till the Court docket of Enchantment delivers a ruling on an interlocutory attraction in regards to the jurisdiction and site of the case. They argued that, since Lilwin resides in Kumasi, the matter ought to be heard there as a substitute of the capital, Accra.
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Martha Ankomah and LilWin
Nonetheless, counsel for Martha Ankomah, Nii Appiatu Plange, opposed the applying, characterising it as a deliberate effort to stall the judicial course of. He identified that the attraction had not progressed considerably and argued that the actor had didn’t reveal the “distinctive circumstances” required to justify a suspension of the trial.
In delivering his ruling, Justice Forson Baah Agyapong concurred with the plaintiff’s authorized workforce, stating:
The courtroom is of the thought-about view that no distinctive circumstance has been professed.
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Lilwin and Martha Ankomah
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The defamation declare arises from remarks allegedly made by Lilwin in public, which Martha Ankomah says have critically harmed her popularity. Earlier efforts to achieve an out-of-court settlement had been unsuccessful.
The case has been adjourned to 9 June 2025, when the primary proceedings are anticipated to proceed. Audiovisual supplies believed to assist Ankomah’s claims will reportedly be offered in open courtroom.
