Ghana: Court Exonerates Newspaper's Publisher, Two Editors, in Libel Suit By Former First Lady

On 16 November 2006 an Accra high court exonerated Western Publications Limited, publishers of the privately-owned Accra-based "Daily Guide" newspaper; its managing editor, Gina Blay; and its former deputy editor, Ebenezer Ato Sam, of libel charges brought against them by the former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings.

The court, presided over by Justice Iris May Brown, ruled that the "Daily Guide" was performing its constitutional duties by informing the public, and that the information published about the former first lady was without malice.

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