Carlos told Showbiz last Tuesday that although he was concerned for his safety, he was not intimidated by any individual or group of persons to stop him from working to improve the lives of music rights owners.
“Why would anyone want to take my life simply because he does not agree with me over an issue?
Earlier this year, an Accra High Court ordered the board of the Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO) headed by Carlos Sakyi, to step aside. The ruling followed an action by Nana Kwame Ampadu and the 99 musicians, composers, songwriters, music producers and music rights owners accusing Carlos Sakyi, Chairman of GHAMRO, of embezzling funds collected on behalf of music rights owners in Ghana.
“The issue is currently before court so why can’t everyone let the matter exhaust itself at the courts instead of resorting to death threats?” Carlos said to this reporter.
He disclosed that he began receiving the threatening phone calls and messages on July 25, 2014, some hours after an Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Kofi Essel-Mensah adjourned the GHAMRO court hearing to October 30, 2014.
He added that besides threatening text messages, he had been receiving phone calls from anonymous numbers and callers who would refuse to identify themselves but simply breathe heavily on the line before disconnecting the call.
He believes the people responsible for the threats against his life were disappointed that the judge adjourned the GHAMRO court case instead of giving a ruling; hence, they felt they had to find other avenues to get him to excuse himself from the matter.
Carlos Sakyi remarked that he believes out of all the members of the board of GHAMRO, he is being singled out for victimisation. “There have been so many distortions and lies about me in the media which I believe are deliberate attempts to discredit me in the eyes of the public.
He said that his outfit would be heading to the Appeals Court to ask the court to set aside the ruling of the Accra High Court.
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