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An Essex County jury has awarded investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million in a defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong, former Member of Parliament for Assin Central. Responding to the ruling in a statement on March 18, 2025, Anas described his victory as a “resounding affirmation that falsehood and character assassination have no place in society.” “I stand before you today with a profound sense of vindication and determination. Yesterday, in the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, an eight-member jury delivered a unanimous verdict finding Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of the Ghanaian Parliament, liable for defamation and awarding damages of 18 million U.S. dollars.…