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Defamation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 September 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills on Defamation Bill.

No, Sir, they are not. They are just filed at the moment and can be discussed. No charges have been initiated.

Such cases are a prime example of libel tourism. One of President Putin’s chief functionaries still thinks that he can get away with libel tourism in this country. I hope that someone in the Russian embassy reads this Bill and understands that that kind of libel tourism is no longer acceptable.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
550 c373 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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