Moscow - A Russian opposition politician and a leading Russian newspaper were ordered to pay fines of 11,500 euros (17,240 dollars) each on Monday for making corruption claims against Moscow Mayor Yuri Lushkov. Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov and the newspaper Kommersant are both required by the court's ruling to withdraw their accusations of corruption against Lushkov, the controversial mayor of Moscow for 17 years, reported the Itar-Tass news agency.
A spokesperson for the newspaper said it was more than doubtful that a Moscow court could objectively issue a ruling in a case involving Lushkov.
Lushkov had initially demanded 114,000 euros in damages for insults. He was recently accused of election fraud after municipal elections in Moscow.
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