The ruling, which has since gone viral, indicates that the court dismissed Dr Abbey’s suit on the grounds that it was procedurally defective. The presiding judge, Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul Baasit, explained that the defect arose from Dr Abbey’s use of COCOBOD’s Legal Department to prosecute a personal defamation claim. Court documents indicate that Abronye accused Dr Abbey of misusing public resources and engaging in corrupt practices at COCOBOD. In the suit, which was filed through COCOBOD’s Legal Department, Dr Abbey sought a court declaration that Abronye’s comments were defamatory. I have seen the very correct decision by Justice Halima Abdul Baasit, dismissing the defamation suit filed by Randy Abbey, because he used the legal department of COCOBOD to file the suit.
