On appeal, the Moscow Cit Court reduced the term of punishment to journalist Oleg Lurie from eight to four years of imprisonment. Earlier Lurie was found guilty of extortion and fraud. According to the judgment, he demanded from Federation Council member Vladimir Slutsker $50,000 for non-publication of discrediting materials (extortion). After the materials had been published, Lurie allegedly demanded and received EUR11,500 for their removal from the web, but failed to do it (fraud). Lurie pled not guilty and insisted that he had asked money only for advertising services.
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