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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Quinn

Bid by Kazakh mining company to sue journalist is dismissed by judge

Tom Burgis outside of the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.
Tom Burgis outside of the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Jess Glass/PA

An attempt by a Kazakh mining giant to sue a British journalist for allegedly claiming it ordered the murders of three men has been thrown out by a judge.

HarperCollins, the publisher of Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World, welcomed the victory over what it described as an “egregious case of lawfare” of the type used by wealthy interests to silence journalism.

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