Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Newspaper's Libel Claim against Duma Speaker Dismissed

A court in Moscow dismissed a libel claim by Vedomosti newspaper against State Duma (Russia’s parliament) Chairman Boris Gryzlov. After a Vedomosti article criticized Russian authorities' in connection with the recent terrorist attack in the Moscow subway, Gryzlov said: “I suspect that such publications and terrorist actions are connected to each other.” The court has not yet issued its explanation of the dismissal.

http://lenta.ru/news/2010/05/25/vedomosti/

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