Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner has been ordered to pay former attorney general Anand Ramlogan close $900,000 in compensation after losing defamation lawsuit.
Ramlogan received the significant payout today after Justice Robin Mohammed, presiding at the Hall of Justice, in Port-of-Spain ruled that Warner had defamed his former Cabinet colleague in a speech in October 2013.
In his 57-page judgment Mohammed ruled that Warner had failed to prove the four defences he raised in the lawsuit.
In his speech delivered on an ILP platform in the run-up to the local government elections, Warner claimed that Ramlogan was the owner of 51 properties which were purchased by corrupt means during his tenure as AG.
Ramlogan cannot claim his compensation for a month as he agreed to a stay of execution of the judgment to allow Warner to lodge an appeal.
Speaking with reporters outside the Hall of Justice afterwards, Ramlogan said he was happy to have his named cleared.
He also called upon Warner to act more responsibly when commenting against political opponents in the future.