Russia: Anothr Kemerovo Blogger Sued For Libelling

Written byAlexey Sidorenko

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Posted 12 August 2010 14:45 GMT

A criminal case has been started against Kemerovo-based Alexander Sorokin (aka LJ-user commentator40), Echo Moskvy reported [RUS]. Sorokin is accused of libel against Kemerovo governor Aman Tuleev [EN] for the post [RUS] in which he compares Russian regional governors to Latin American dictators. It is the second loud case [EN] of blogger prosecution in this region in 2010.alexander_Sorokin

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