Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo has filed a $5m libel suit against Facebook personality Byron Mackintosh, known as “Bryan Max,” who he says has falsely accused him of orchestrating to take his, (Max’s) life.
In his statement of claim, an expletive-laced excerpt from what Jagdeo said was a live video done by Mackintosh on his Facebook page, accuses him, (Jagdeo) of sending people to cut Mackintosh’s brakes.
From the excerpt attributed to the video which Jagdeo said was made by Mackintosh, he (Mackintosh) is reported saying that all he had done was expose the truth about Jagdeo, who responded by sending people to tamper with the brakes of his vehicle.
Jagdeo has said in his claim that the allegation made by Mackintosh is “utterly false and without foundation.”
The Claimant further goes on to note that the initial publication of Thursday November, 9th, has since been followed by the repetition of similar words and sentiments on various other occasions.
Describing himself in his claim as a “distinguished public figure,” Jagdeo said that the publication has caused damage to his reputation from which he has “suffered considerable distress and embarrassment.”
The VP contends that unless restrained, the Defendant will continue to repeat the “false and defamatory statements” about him; even as he underscores the thirty thousand followers on Mackintosh’s page.
It is against this background that Jagdeo is seeking an injunction restraining the Defendant from making any further publication of a similar nature; and to also have Mackintosh remove from his social media page, the offensive posts already made.
Further, he wants the Court to issue an order directing Mackintosh to retract and apologize to him for making the statements.
In addition to the $5,000,000 and interest he is seeking in damages, Jagdeo is also asking the Court to award him costs and make any further order it deems just to grant.
Jagdeo is being represented by attorneys Sanjeev Datadin and Khalif Gobin.
