U.S. court fines blogger $300,000 for defaming MFM
A Baltimore County Circuit Court in Maryland has ruled in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries USA, Inc. in a defamation case against blogger Funke Ashekun. It ordered
A Baltimore County Circuit Court in Maryland has ruled in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries USA, Inc. in a defamation case against blogger Funke Ashekun.
It ordered her to pay $250,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages.
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The court recognised the “prolonged, intense, and malicious campaign” conducted by Ashekun against Dr. DK Olukoya and the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries.
The jury’s decision came after Ashekun’s evidence and witnesses were deemed weak and inadmissible.
The court’s decision is seen as a vindication of the reputation of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries and that of Dr DK Olukoya, its General Overseer.
