«Senator» Charhinets against «Novy Chas» newspaper: substance of the case, lawsuit and text of the article

On November 23, 2007 the editorial offices of newspaper Novy Chas received a court notice informing them of a civil suit filed by a member of the Council of the Republic, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and National Security, Mr. Mikalay Charhinets. The plaintiff accuses the paper in publishing information that caused “defamation of his honor, dignity and damaged his business reputation at home and abroad.” Such information, according to him, is contained in an article printed in Novy Chas on September 24, 2007, issue #25.