The court upheld Prigozhin's appeals against Maxim Shevchenko
St. Petersburg businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin won two lawsuits against journalist Maxim Shevchenko under the article on the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation.
The businessman previously filed two appeals against the Savelovsky District Court's decisions with the Moscow City Court. The court ruled in his favor.
“In a lawsuit against Maxim Shevchenko (case 02-1511/2021), the court ruled:
1. To recognize the expression Shevchenko made towards the plaintiff as offensive.
2. Oblige the defendant to remove offensive information from the Internet by June 03, 2021.
3. To recover from Shevchenko in favor of Evgeniy Viktorovich 100 rubles as compensation for moral damage caused, as well as the cost of paying the state duty,” - reports the press service of the Concord company.
In addition, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur won a lawsuit against the Russian-language Latvian online publication Meduza *, Maxim Shevchenko and Ilya Kosygin. The court ordered them to remove false information and publish a refutation. Also, each of the defendants is obliged to pay the plaintiff 80 thousand rubles.
* Media included in the register of foreign media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent.
The court upheld Prigozhin's appeals against Maxim Shevchenko.