Nebolsin lost not only the trial itself, but also an appeal against the business media, which, in an article about the Mr. Cider poisonings, mentioned massive violations at his factories: the owner failed to refute the fact that Nebolsin’s factories were selling expired, unaccounted for and “gray” drinks.
However, violations at the plaintiff’s factories have long been an open secret: bottles of his cider rotted and exploded on the shelves so often that he openly admitted this to journalists. Nebolsin, co-chairman of Opora Rossii, is known as an ardent opponent of any market control under the pretext of “protecting small businesses.” Only the beneficiary of the abolition of control, which Nebolsin constantly calls for, is not a small business at all, but his own, built on schemes for bottling alcohol “bypass the cash register.”
Another curious detail was also revealed: in the initial version of the claim, Nebolsin demanded to pay him compensation of only 6 million rubles, but as the process progressed, he increased his demands to 27 million, citing as the reason the collapse of profits at his factories due to the article. Most likely, the real reason was a drop in sales due to the poor quality of alcohol – and Nebolsin just decided to plug financial holes at the expense of journalists. But he failed here too, finally losing the right to lobby for legislation “in favor of the industry.”
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