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Lebedev 'faces' jail over punch

Source: BBC News, Nov 25 2012, 6:32am CST

25 November 2012 Last updated at 07:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Evgeny Lebedev, speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "We believe there's been a contract taken out on h ...

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Russian president Vladimir Putin wants Alexander Lebedev 'punished' claims witness at media magnate's trial

Source: Daily Mail - UK  |   May 24 2013, 12:36pm CDT

Alexander Lebedev on trial for politically-motivated hooliganism Media mogul hit property tycoon Sergei Polonsky during a 2011 debate Media mogul Alexander Lebedev faces up to five years in jail if found guilty of ...

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Alexander Lebedev trial points to shadowy plot to seize his empire

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 24 2013, 9:55am CDT

Alexander Lebedev's trial in Moscow this week has been surreal. Twenty months ago the owner of London's Evening Standard newspaper punched a fellow studio guest, Sergei Polonsky, on a TV talk show. Lebedev says he was provoked. T ...

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"I really hope the government in Russia would pay attention to this because if something happens to him, of course, they would be the ones to blame even if they don't have anything do to with it"


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Alexander Lebedev witnesses say they were pressured into attending court case by investigators

Source: The Independent  |   May 23 2013, 1:49pm CDT

The trial of the businessman Alexander Lebedev has descended into farce as witnesses admitted they had been pressured into attending the court case by investigators. Mr Lebedev, who is the financial backer of The Ind ...

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Alexander Lebedev braces for guilty verdict despite trial witnesses' no-show

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 21 2013, 12:51pm CDT

The Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev fears that a Moscow court will hand down a guilty verdict in his trial on hooliganism charges despite the fact that the case appears to be falling apart. Only two prosecution witnesses appeared at a court ...

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Newspaper owner's trial over TV punch descends into farce: FIVE prosecution witnesses refuse to give evidence

Source: Daily Mail - UK  |   May 20 2013, 7:51pm CDT

Media tycoon faces up to five years in prison if convicted Footage of him punching Sergei Polonsky on 2011 TV show went viralWitness today said Mr Lebedev was provoked by 'emotional' Mr Polonsky Tycoon acc ...

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Alexander Lebedev says charges are 'fabricated'

Source: The Independent  |   May 20 2013, 2:49pm CDT

The businessman Alexander Lebedev told a Russian court that he did not understand the accusations against him of “hooliganism motivated by political hatred” that could see him jailed for up to five years. Mr Lebedev, who is the financial backer of T ...

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TV Punch-Up: Lebedev Pleads Not Guilty

Source: Spire FM  |   May 20 2013, 11:01am CDT

Newspaper tycoon Alexander Lebedev has pleaded not guilty to a charge of politically-motivated hooliganism at the start of his trial for punching a fellow oligarch during a TV debate. The former KGB spy admits punching property magnate ...

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Russian tycoon on trial over TV punch-up gets boost from witness

Source: Asia One  |   May 20 2013, 11:00am CDT

Moscow - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev received unexpected support from a prosecution witness on Monday and told a court that charges laid against him over a televised punch-up were invented by state prosecutors. Lebedev, ...

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TV audience guest tells Lebedev trial that Sergei Polonksy was waving his arms in a 'dangerous' manner before the media tycoon struck him

Source: Daily Mail - UK  |   May 20 2013, 8:02am CDT

Alexander Lebedev faces up to five years in prison if convicted Footage of him punching Sergei Polonsky on 2011 TV show went viralWitness told trial today that Mr Lebedev was provoked Tycoon accepts he punched Mr Polonsky but denies pol ...

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