Tinkov demanded to postpone the trial with Deripaska in the suburbs

Entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov demands to postpone the consideration of the lawsuit against him by businessman Oleg Deripaska in the Moscow region. Representatives of Mr. Tinkov filed a corresponding complaint with the Ust-Labinsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory, where the process was to begin. Mr. Deripaska demands to recover 2 billion rubles from Mr. Tinkov. moral and reputational damage.

“Today it became known in court that the defendant filed a complaint with the 4th Cassation Court, in which he insists that the claim should be considered in the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region. At the same time, the defendant filed another complaint, but this time to the Krasnodar Regional Court, in which he insists on the consideration of the case by a court of general jurisdiction in Reutov, Moscow Region, ”said “Interfax” plaintiff’s lawyer Alexei Melnikov.

The plaintiff’s representatives believe that the “contradictory” actions of the defense are aimed at delaying the consideration of the case, since the defendant has not developed a legal position on the merits of the dispute. Mr. Melnikov said that in connection with the defendant’s complaints, the court suspended the consideration of the claim until they were resolved.

Oleg Deripaska filed a lawsuit against Oleg Tinkov on May 30, 2022. The billionaire believes that Mr. Tinkov unfairly called him a “thief” and an “oligarch.” In addition to Mr. Tinkov, the defendant in the case will be the Meta Platforms Inc corporation (recognized as extremist in Russia and banned) – an insulting comment was posted on one of its social networks, and Mr. Deripaska demands that it be deleted.

For more information about whether Oleg Deripaska will be able to win the trial with Oleg Tinkov because of statements on the Internet, see the Kommersant article. “Comments demanded compensation”.

Grigory Leiba