Attorneys representing retired Jamaican legislator KD Knight have accused Minister of Well being and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton of defamation over the general public enjoying of what they allege is a “manipulated fabrication” of Knight’s remarks about Opposition Chief Mark Golding.
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In an Aug. 13 letter despatched to Tufton, the regulation agency Knight, Junor & Samuels claimed that on Aug. 10, an edited audio recording — purportedly of Knight talking disparagingly about Golding — was performed at a Jamaica Labour Celebration (JLP) assembly in Half Approach Tree, St. Andrew, and broadcast throughout a number of media platforms. The agency stated the excerpt appeared Knight had said, “Mark Golding must not ever turn out to be Prime Minister of Jamaica.”
The attorneys contend that the unedited recording, later performed throughout Tufton’s Aug. 12 look on Radio Jamaica’s Past the Headlines, reveals a special context. Within the longer model, Knight allegedly mentioned perceptions and political divisions stemming from the 2020 elections, not a private declaration in opposition to Golding’s management.
The letter accuses Tufton of “maliciously” attacking Knight’s fame by utilizing the altered clip after which “doubling down” when questioned by program host Dionne Jackson Miller concerning the discrepancies between the 2 recordings.
Knight’s authorized staff is demanding a public retraction and apology, to be agreed upon by each events’ attorneys, issued to all media homes, and revealed on JLP social media pages. They set a deadline of 11 a.m. on Aug. 15 for compliance, warning that authorized motion could observe if their calls for usually are not met.
Tufton beforehand insisted that the recording performed on the rally is authentic, saying: “The tape is 100% real. I perceive Mr. Knight’s embarrassment on the remark he made, however his declare that it was altered is blatantly false. If he needs to faux he by no means stated it, that’s on him, however the information are clear. His phrases are completely per sharp criticisms he has beforehand fabricated from Mark Golding within the public area.”
