Former president Jerry John Rawlings has agreed to a court directive to settle his case against former Ghana ambassador to the UK Professor Danso-Boafo out of court.
Mr. Rawlings went to court to restrain Prof. Danso-Boafo from launching a book titled “JJ Rawlings and Democratic Transition in Ghana,” which was scheduled for August 20, 2014.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ZvFBMnOwM8jQcuJeNhozBSHyvOP0lkVE”]Mr. Rawlings accused the author of “breaching his own solemn undertaking” with him [Rawlings] and has published the book.
This was after the author had undertaken to wait for him to review the book and correct all factual inaccuracies that the book may contain.
When the two appeared in court today, presiding judge, Jutice Mustapha Habib Logoh asked the two to settle the matter out of court and the former president agreed to do so.
According to court documents filed by Rawlings, his approving the final work was a precondition for the publishing of the book and even though Prof Danso-Boafo duly sent a transcript of the book to him, he has not yet approved of it because it contained inaccuracies and distortions of the reality.
Rawlings who contends that he has “a proprietary interest in the book,” added that unless restrained by the Court from launching the book, Prof Danso-Boafo “will go ahead and do so to the incalculable detriment to me which cannot be compensated in monetary terms.”
Mr. Rawlings and Prof. Danso-Boafo are expected to meet and agree on a settlement on October 1.
They will be expected to report to the court on 9th October and inform it about the said agreement.
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By: Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana