Cap. 579 Art. 17Defamation of deceased persons.

(1) An action shall lie for defamation of a deceased person provided that the deceased person was the father or mother or sibling or child of the plaintiff or the plaintiff is the heir of the deceased person and the plaintiff can demonstrate that his own reputation was in fact harmed by the statement.

(2) The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the right of any person to seek damages in an action for defamation on account of statements which, although published about a deceased person, are in fact defamatory in respect of the plaintiff so however that the same statement may not give rise to the payment of damages to the plaintiff more than once.