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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Rights Activist Charged with Criminal Defamation

Criminal defamation charges were brought against Oleg Orlov, the head of Russian human rights group "Memorial," following the completion of a police investigation. In 2009, Orlov accused Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov of involvement in the murder of Chechen rights activist Natalia Estemirova. Kadyrov previously won a civil suit against Orlov on the same grounds. Orlov faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1408609&NodesID=7

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