Private investigative firm Tiger Eye P.I. has reacted to a recent U.S. ruling reducing the damages awarded in its defamation case against former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong.The U.S court initially ordered Kennedy Agyapong to compensate private investigative firm Tiger Eye P.I. with a sum of $18 million in March this year.However, in the latest directive, the $18 million compensation has been slashed to $500, indicating that the sum set by the jury was excessive.In a press statement on Tuesday, May 13, Tiger Eye P.I., led by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, emphasized that it has no interest in any financial gain from the outcome.“Today, the trial judge granted Kennedy Agyapong’s motion for remittitur and reduced the initial award to $500. This means that, while the judge held that Kennedy Agyapong had defamed me, in his reasoning, the award against Kennedy Agyapong by the jury was excessive.”

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“Many avenues of redemption accrue to me. But it is important to state, as I previously did, that this fight has not been about the money, but rather a fight for truth and justice,” parts of the release read.

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According to Tiger Eye P.I., the verdict still affects the point that Kennedy Agyapong deliberately made defamation claims against them.

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