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INTHEHIGHCOURTOFJUSTICEQUEEI\'SBENCHDIVISION
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PARTICULARSOFCLAIM
1.TheClaimantisawell-knownandprominentbusinessmanwholivesinUkrainebutalsoenjoysareputationinthisJurisdiction,andinothers.2.TheFirstDefendantisthepublisheroftheUkraniannewspaper"TheKyivPost",whichdescribesitselfas"Ukraine'sleadingEnglish-languagenewspapersince1995",anditswebsitewhichitownsandmaintainsat
b.t1R_:.fiJsyj~p'.Q.?_tfQ.OJ.
thatwasatallmaterialtimesopentogeneralaccessbyanyuseroftheInternet.ItappearstobeatradingentitysituateintheUkraine,butitsprecisecorporatestatusisunclearatthepresenttime,TheSecondDefendantisajournalistwhowritesforTheKyivPost.TheThirdDefendantistheChiefEditoroftheKyivPost.TheFourthDefendantistheowneroftheFirstDefendantanddescribeshimself,orisdescribedonTheKyivPostwebsite,asits"Publisher".HeisdescribedinanintervieworprofilebyTheKyivPostasaUKCitizen.
."
3.On2
nd
July2010,TheFirstDefendantpublishedorcausedtobepublishedanarticleentitled"Gastradeleavestrailoflawsuits,corruption",aswrittenbytheSecondDefendantat,
htto:I/W\f/W.
kyivpost.com/news/nation/detaiI/71
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whereitcontinuestobepublished,toasubstantialbutunquantifiabJenumberofreadersinthisjurisdiction(byaninferencewhichtheClaimantintendstoproveand/ortoidentifiablethirdpartiestobeidentifiedduringtheseproceedingsfollowingfurtherinvestigation),thefollowingwordsdefamatoryoftheClaimant(asaccompaniedbyaphotographoftheClaimant),itselfaccompaniedbythecaption
"Aftergettingsqueezedoutofthegastradebyhisnemesis,ex-PrimeMinisterYuliaTymoshenko,biflionaireOmytroFitteshisridinghighagainintheadministrationofPresidentViktorYanukovych":"[Head/ine]
Gastradeleavestrail
of
lawsuits,corruption
Jut
2
at
01:41-
JohnMarone.IfthereisanysectorinUkraine'sailingeconomythat
U.
S.
SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonshouldurgeauthoritiestokickoffananti-corruptioncampaignwith,it'sthemurky-yethighlylucrative-naturalgassector,whichdominatestheactivitiesofmanyofthenation'stoppoliticiansandbusinessmen.Recenteventsinthesectorhaveproventhat,ifyouwanttoiekecontrolof
a
couplebilliondo/larsworthofnaturalgasfromtheUkraniangovernment,havingfriendsorpartnersintheenergyministry,mediaandlawenforcementisenoughtosealthedeal.
SuchisthesituationforcontroversialUkranianbusinessmanDmiiryFirtash.Hiseffortstoregainpossessionof
11
billioncubicmetersofbluefuelseizedfromhimbyformerPrimeMinisterYuliaTymoshenkoareagainhighlightingtheever-presentissuesofcorruption,abuseofpowerandconflictofinterest-thistimeaheadoftheJuly
2
visitbyClinton.DuringaJuly
1
pressconferencewheresherevealednewandcrucialdetailsaboutallegedmulti-billion-dollargasscamsunderway,Tymoshenko-withfireinhereyes-toldtheKyivPostthatshefullyintendstobringupsuchal/egedmassivecorruptionduringherscheduledmeetingwithClinton."lwillhandherthedocumentsinEnglish,myself,
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Tymoshenkosaid,insistingagainthatnoamountofpolitically-motivatedinvestigationsareenoughtosilenceherfightagainstthecorruptionthatthreatensthesovereigntyandfiscalstabilityofUkraine,aswellastheenergysecurityofEurope.ButtheauthoritiesinKyivdon'tseemallthatbotheredthatClintonorotherWesternleadersmightcriticizetheirshadowygasgames,orrecentpoliceactionagainstTymoshenkoloyalists."Theyaren'tworriedaboutWesterncensurebecausetheythinkWashingtonandBrusselsareafraidtopushUkreineintoRussie'sarms,"saidVadymKarasyov,
a
politicalanalystandadvisertoformerPresidentViktorYushchenko.
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