An injunction has been granted barring Johnny Anthony Welshman from publishing whether in the print or electronic media any material relating to allegations he has made against Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman, the Alliance For Change (AFC) said today. The injunction was granted today in the High Court.
Welshman has also been ordered to remove all malicious content from his Facebook page, the AFC reported in a press release.
In his Ex Parte Affidavit in support of the application for the injunction, Trotman has also sought damages in excess of $50 million for libel contained in a statements allegedly made by Welshman and published in the Stabroek News, Guyana Times and on Welshman’s Facebook page.
The AFC expressed unequivocal support for its Co-Founder and Speaker of the National Assembly against what it said were the recent spurious and unfounded allegations level lest against him.