A legal suit filed by Mr. Otchere-Darko at the High Court demands a sum of GH¢10,000,000 from the former minister in damages including Aggravated and/or Exemplary Damages for Defamation for libel”
Mr. Otchere-Darko also demands an apology and retraction from Prof. Frimpong-Boateng.
“An apology for and retraction of the words complained of and the particularized supra. A perpetual injunction restraining the defendant whether by himself, his servants, agents or assigns from repeating similar or other defamatory words against the plaintiff,”
In an authored Galamsey report, the latter accused Mr. Otchere-Darko of interfering in the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) which he (Prof. Frimpong-Boateng) chaired but the lawyer has denied all allegations.