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BBC Monitoring
Russian NTV will not show Berezovskiy's film about
explosions - manager
Source: Ekho Moskvy news agency, Moscow, in Russian 1010 gmt 17 Mar
02
[No dateline as received] The NTV management has decided not to show [Boris] Berezovskiy's film about explosions of apartment blocks in Russia [in September 1999] because the accusations made by the businessman are not substantiated and because the documentary video included in the film was already shown by NTV [in the "Private Investigation" programme created by former NTV journalist Nikolay Nikolayev in autumn 1999].
NTV managing director Boris Jordan said this in the programme "Without a Tie" broadcast by Ekho Moskvy radio [on 16 March].
"Berezovskiy's film is based on NTV production and the bulk of it has already been shown on the channel," Jordan said.
Moreover, "we consulted on our lawyers and they told us that many accusations in the film have no evidence, so our channel should be careful to avoid libel charges," he said.
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