Ghanaian businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye has strongly denied claims that he abused his ex-wife, Joana Coffie.
He described the accusations as false and said someone is trying to damage his reputation.
“I can’t even beat my children, not to even beat my wife. I have never beaten my wife before,” he said.
The claims have spread quickly online, partly because of a viral video linked to the story. Quaye questioned the video’s authenticity and said it does not prove anything against him.
“I have seen that video circulating, which talks about me beating my wife, and, as I said, there is a clear agenda against me. I don’t know where they got that video from,” he said.
He also suggested that modern technology can easily mislead people. According to him, individuals can create visuals that look convincing but are not real.
“In today’s world, people can even do makeup that looks like someone has been beaten. She may have had an encounter with someone and gotten a swollen face and used it in a video. Because you see, that purported video people believe in, I did not appear in it,” he added.
Quaye further criticised how quickly people accept such claims without checking the facts. He questioned why many rush to judge without proper evidence.
“I keep watching the video and I ask myself, does it mean anyone who comes to make allegations about me would be believed? How can we live in a society like this? This is cruelty. Anyone who believed that video and concluded I was responsible has done a great injustice to me,” he said.
He maintained that the accusations have no basis and urged the public to examine such issues carefully before forming opinions.
He made these submissions during an interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso.
