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B
90.
A
In fact there is no evidence or document supporting the
allegations being made in Section VIII.
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C
D
91.
Take Digital UK’s turnover.
D
E
E
92.
In 1999/2000 turnover was Euros 800,224.
F
F
G
B
93.
The ARY Group bought the company in October 2000. It
G
converted Digital UK from a 12- to a 24-hour broadcasting service. As a
H
I
result of this and more investment, turnover increased to Euros 1.45 million
in June 2001. Through the broadcasting of live cricket matches, turnover
H
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went up to Euros 4.487 million as of June 2002.
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J
K
94.
Digital UK’s accounts being available on the website of
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Companies House, its audited turnover figures could have been verified for
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M
N
O
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the purposes of the Article. Accordingly, it is unclear in what sense the
jump in turnover alleged by the Article is “unexplained”.
95.
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Mr. Remedios did not challenge any of the foregoing evidence
from Mr. Salman Iqbal in cross-examination.
96.
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N
O
I conclude from all this that the meanings pleaded in SOC
§§8(f) and (g) are established. I find them to be untrue. Consequently,
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Section VIII is defamatory.
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R
S
(j)
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97.
S
Section IX
This describes the “hawala” system.
It suggests the
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widespread use of that system for transferring money in the Dubai gold
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U
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