Imagis files defamation action against Red Herring and Mr. Christopher Byron
VANCOUVER, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Imagis Technologies Inc. ("Imagis" or the "Company") (OTCBB:IGSTF) - Mr. Iain Drummond reports:
Further to the Company's news release of September 9, 2002, the Company advises that it has filed a libel action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against Red Herring Communications, Inc. ("Red Herring") and Mr. Christopher Byron ("Byron") (collectively the "Defendants"). The action alleges that Byron authored and Red Herring published an article relating to the Company and its directors, which contains statements and innuendo that are defamatory of Imagis.
The Statement of Claim also alleges the misleading and defamatory statements and imputations were written by the Defendant Byron with malice and that he knew or ought to have known that the defamatory imputations he authored were untrue.
It should be noted that MSNBC which originally carried the article that had been posted on Red Herring's website, immediately withdrew it once the Company informed MSNBC of the factual inaccuracies and in the article. However, after the Company notified Red Herring of the facts and identified the defamatory imputations contained in the article, Red Herring published the article in its monthly magazine thereby ensuring wider circulation and causing further damage to the Company.
The Company is seeking an award of both general and punitive damages from the Defendants.
Imagis has posted on its website a response to the Red Herring article. To view the article, please click imagistechnologies.com.
About Imagis Technologies Inc.
Imagis Technologies (OTCBB:IGSTF) is a leading developer of biometric systems using advanced facial and image recognition technology. This includes biometric security solutions and facial identification solutions for such industry sectors as law enforcement, airports, customs & immigration, driver's licenses & passports, and other government agencies. In addition to providing stand-alone software solutions, Imagis offers a biometric facial recognition Software Development Kit (SDK) to third-party integrators and an Integrated Justice System that facilitates regional Web-based image and data sharing.
The Company, whose Chairman is Oliver "Buck" Revell, the former Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, has over one hundred installations of its software in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Latin America, and Asia- Pacific, including Britain's National Crime Squad (NCS), more than 50 RCMP detachments and police departments across Canada, over 40 police departments across the US, New Zealand Customs, and Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Imagis' technology has been endorsed by leading security agencies and police organizations around the world as an effective tool in identifying criminals, reducing fraud, assisting investigations, and preventing terrorism. More details on Imagis can be found on the Web at imagistechnologies.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Iain Drummond"
Iain Drummond
President and CEO
CONTACT:
Michael O'Connor Sanjay Sabnani
Director of Investor Relations President & CEO
Imagis Technologies Inc. Typhoon Capital Consultants
Tel: +1.604.684.4691 Tel: +1.310.349.2245
E-mail: michaelo@imagistechnologies.com E-mail: sanjay@typcap.com
SOURCE Imagis Technologies Inc.
CO: Imagis Technologies Inc.
ST: British Columbia
SU: LAW
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09/12/2002 13:38 EDT |
