Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has declined to show his face to Kwesi Nyantakyi and his lawyers in chambers, before court proceedings in a case Anas is expected to testify against Nyantakyi, a former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
Consequently, Anas has turned down an invitation by the prosecution to testify in the case.
On Wednesday, (May 17, 2023), the High Court in Accra ordered Anas Aremeyaw Anas to testify in open court in the trial of the former Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi.
However, the court, presided over by Justice Marie Louise Simmons, would allow Anas to disguise himself during his testimony.
Again, per the ruling of the court, Mr Nyantakyi will have the opportunity to see Anas’ face in chambers before he testifies in open court.
Justice Simmons gave the ruling following an application by the prosecution for Anas to testify in camera.
Lawyers for Mr Nyantakyi opposed the application and urged the court to rather allow Anas to testify in open court with his face showing.
In her ruling, Justice Simmons granted the application in part and held that Anas had been seen in public wearing his beads as a mask and therefore there was nothing wrong with him testifying in public with his beads mask on.
Tiger Eye P.I, the private investigative firm Anas heads has issued a statement explaining the dangers associated with revealing his face to Kwesi Nyantakyi.
"As much as Anas is willing and ready to testify for the prosecution, doing so under the condition specified by the court, presents a clear and present danger to his security and safety, especially because of the issues chronicled above."
"Under these circumstances, prudence requires that he declines the invitation to endanger his life and accordingly declines the invitation to reveal his identity to the defendant in the judges’ chamber or any other place.
"Tiger Eye endorses the position of Anas and states that it is proper and wise to err on the side of caution to avoid any potential attack on another of its investigators.
Source: Graphiconline
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Hahahaaaa , man pass man. Failure to show your face to one man oooooo, not the the people in the court room means your style of investigations is crude, unethical and mischievous . My main challenge with Anas boy is his refusal to give raw videos of how his episodes are done from start to finish but always decides to give us commentary. You don't lure people with money and later on accuse them as been corrupt. You invite someone to a meeting pretending to be investors, after the meeting you willingly gives him money for shopping, he takes it and and it's like ' we catch him'. What Anas does is to set traps for unsuspecting people to fall in. What he doesn't know is that peopke are more corrupt today than before as they have divised new ways of collecting bribes. Can Anas confidently tell Ghanaians that his actions have curbed or eliminated corruption in Ghana , I doubt. If No, then he has failed. Why are you afraid of showing your face if you know you are doing the right thing. Do police cover their faces when they arrest armed robbers? Do judges cover their faces when they are giving judgements, Do narcotics control commission officials cover their faces when they go after drug barons? Do immigration officers cover their faces when they go after smugglers?