Fadda Dickson Narh, Felicity Nana Ama Agyeman, aka Empress Nana Ama Mcbrown, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzeneger, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A Plus and Emmanuel Barnes alias Mr. Logic have had issues with the law, based on a panel discussion they held on United Showbiz, a television entertainment discussion programme on UTV.
The five of them, together with UTV were cited for contempt based on a discussion programme they held on the United Showbiz show and discussed the merits of a defamation suit which was pending in court.
It was in relation to a case filed by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, represented by legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw.
The High Court in Tema, on Thursday, December 1, 2022 convicted and fined all of them.
Afia Schwarzenegger was not in court on Thursday, and so the court has issued a bench warrant for her arrest.
She is to spend 10 days in prison when arrested while the others are to pay GH¢60,000 each.
In default, they are to spend two months in jail, reports Graphic Online’s Benjamin Xornam Glover from Tema.
Mr Ampaw had made a submission on behalf of his client that the contemnors’ discussion of the merits of the case on July 9, 2022, while the case was pending had the potential to affect fair trial.
Showbiz programme on UTV was however pardoned by the court after the court held that he showed remorse before the case was brought to court by causing a publication to be made on UTV apologising.
Host of the United Showbiz programme, Nana Ama McBrown, panelists Emmanuel Barnes alias Mr. Logic and Kwame A Plus, who is a regular panelist on the show were fined GH¢60,000 each (5,000 penalty units) failure to do so they risk a two month jail sentence
For socialite Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa popularly known as Afia Schwarzenegger, who was absent, the court had no option of a fine and therefore was slapped with a 10 days jail sentence.
The court issued a bench warrant for her immediate arrest.
