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Fico Wins Court Case Against Plus Jeden Den and €33,140 in Damages
Tuesday 24 November 2009 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico has won another court case against Plus Jeden Den (Plus One Day), a tabloid issued by Company 7 Plus, which will have to pay out €33,140 in line with a ruling by Bratislava Regional Court on Tuesday.
The court confirmed a ruling handed down by Bratislava District Court in January 2007. Apart from the aforementioned damages, the daily will have to pay Fico's court costs and apologise to him. The publisher can't appeal against the ruling.
The dispute concerned an article published in the newspaper in May 2005 under the headline: 'Who Stole from Mrs. Fico?'. The daily stated that the car of Fico's wife Svetlana had been stolen and that the case was dealt with 'very quickly' by the police despite the fact that only 5 percent of similar cases are solved. According to the article, the police proceeded 'in a non-standard manner, even with protectionism'.
According to the court, the article interfered unjustifiably in Fico's privacy, and stated false and misleading information.
Fico is currently suing Company 7 Plus in around ten cases that concern the protection of personal rights.
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