Monday, September 21, 2009

Interior Ministry Loses Libel Suit

A Russian court dismissed a libel suit by the Interior Ministry against the General Prosecutor Office’s Investigation Department over its TV report of rape charges against a police lieutenant colonel. The Ministry claimed that the suspect was a former police officer and, therefore, the Department defamed the Ministry. The court held that even a retired officer may be called a police lieutenant colonel, and dismissed the claim.

http://lenta.ru/news/2009/09/21/lost/

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