An Accra High Court has ruled that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas would have to be without his face covered anytime he testifies in chambers in the case between him and former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi.
Anas, who has been extremely reluctant to appear in court without his mask, will now have to remove his mask before he can testify in Chambers.
This comes after the Supreme Court quashed an earlier ruling by a lower court giving permission for Anas to testify in camera.
The ace investigative journalist, whose investigative piece led to the resignation of Kwesi Nyantakyi from several football posts, claimed his life would be in danger if he testifies in court without his usual face covering.
The order of the High Court 2, Criminal Division granted permission to Anas Aremeyaw Anas to testify on camera in the case against Kwesi Nyantakyi after he volunteered to testify following the death of Ahmed Suale who was the key witness in the case.
In June 2018, the former GFA boss and member of FIFA’s executive council was filmed taking $65,000 in cash from an undercover reporter in a film captured by Anas Aremeyaw Anas which was aired by BBC Africa’s investigations unit, Africa Eye.
Nyantakyi was pictured placing the “shopping money” into a black plastic bag from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football.
The investigative piece widely known as the Number 12 exposé caused FIFA to ban Kwesi Nyantakyi and reform Ghana football.
