A court in Moscow acquitted Oleg Orlov, the head of human rights group “Memorial,” on criminal defamation charges brought in relation to Orlov’s statement about the role of Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov in the murder of Chechen rights activist Natalia Estemirova. Orlov stated that Kadyrov was “guilty” of Estemirova's murder. Earlier Orlov lost a civil defamation suit brought by Kadyrov, with some $2,000 awarded in damages. Now the prosecution asked to fine Orlov $5,000, but the court found that Orlov’s words were a “statement of opinion” and thus not punishable.
http://www.lenta.ru/news/2011/06/14/orlov/
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