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Moderator - Varfolameyv
In a case that began in June 1999, a St. Petersburg court upheld
a lawsuit filed by Grigorii Yavlinsky, the chairman of the Yabloko
party, on 4 July. The claimant asked the court to protect his
honor, dignity, and business reputation after the publication
of an article on 17 December 1998 in the paper "Novyi Peterburg"
during the run-up to the elections for the St. Petersburg Legislative
Assembly. The court held that statements such as that "the
American special services have been implementing a secret project
called 'Yabloko'" constituted slander. The court ordered
"Novyi Peterburg" to publish a retraction and pay the
claimant compensation in the amount of 5,000 roubles ($160) for
moral damage. ("European Institute for the Media July Russia
Bulletin," 20 August)
See also:
Freedom
of Speech and Media Law in Russia
Duma Elections 1999
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