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1.01.13

Tanzanian media tycoon loses 'oppressive' libel claim

On 30 November 2012 Mr Justice Bean dismissed Reginald Mengi’s claim for libel after a 10-day trial in the High Court.  Mr Mengi had sued Ms Hermitage over comments she had made on a website accusing him of encouraging a campaign of ‘journalistic terrorism’ in newspapers he controlled. The background to the case was that Ms Hermitage…