The international law firm Quinn Emanuel will represent the interests of the Russian Chess Federation (the – “RCF”) in connection with publication of the false information about the RCF President Andrey Filatov. The engagement agreement has been signed today.
On May 10, The Telegraph and a number of other media published articles containing false information about activities of the RCF President. The false information referring to the Mossack Fonseca database has been published in the media without proper verification of its accuracy.
“I am grateful to Quinn Emanuel for the prompt response to our request and consider it necessary to establish this legal precedent, – says the RCF President Andrey Filatov. – As subjects of law, mass media are responsible for the accuracy of their publications, and are not entitled to infringe on anyone’s rights or business reputation. The media should act in strict accordance with the law and refrain from informational arbitrariness. Any information that goes to press requires fact checking and a legal sign-off, even that being published in pursuit of the voguish Panamagate sensationalism.”
Andrey Filatov (photo by Russian Chess Federation)
Quinn Emanuel has begun to examine the matter with a view to taking legal actions against disseminators of the misleading information.
The Russian Chess Federation President Mr. Filatov intends to use all legal means available to him to defend his rights, interests and business reputation. The Russian Chess Federation warns that any attempt to further disseminate the above misleading information will have legal consequences.
For additional information: Kirill Zangalis. Tel: (968) 732 0080; e-mail: zangalis@mail.ru.
Ed: The Telegraph online article has removed the portion refering to Andrey Filatov (image). In a typical British journalists’ style of exaggeration, The Telegraph branded Mr.Filatov as “oligarch” and “key ally of Vladimir Putin”.
