One fine spring morning, Catherine Bolton, former correspondent of the
Financial Times
in Moscow, discovered in her London mailbox a letter from the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
The billionaire owner of Chelsea sued the journalist for defamation, after the publication of his book
Putin's People
.
His investigation, which sheds light on the personalities who revolve around Vladimir Putin's circles of power, claimed that he had bought the football club in 2003 on the orders of the Russian president.
Defended by Nigel Tait, a partner in the British firm Carter-Ruck, the oligarch demanded several million pounds in damages.
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“With letters, threatening phone calls and lawsuits, the Russian oligarchs, aided by large English law firms, have for years prevented the publication of many articles about them in the newspapers. These obstacles to freedom of expression must stop”
, testified Catherine Bolton…
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