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A
B
(b)
C
122.
Factor 1: The seriousness of the allegations being made
Accusations of money laundering, terrorist financing and drug
A
B
C
trafficking are indisputably serious. Taken singularly or in combination
D
E
accusations of such activities would seriously damage any person’s
D
reputation.
E
F
F
(c)
G
123.
Factor 2: The nature of the information and the extent to which the
subject matter of a publication is a matter of public concern.
There is obviously a public interest in the public being
H
informed of criminal activity.
I
misinformed. A publisher cannot claim a duty to tell the public about
matters of which there is little or no reliable evidence.
L
124.
H
But there is no public interest to be
J
K
G
As we have seen in Part III.A.1 of this Judgment, the Article
makes grave allegations without any proper support. When compared with
I
J
K
L
its apparent documentary sources available at the time of its publication,
M
the Article appears to be misleading or to give a distorted picture.
N
N
(d)
O
P
M
125.
Factor 3: The reliability and motivation of the sources of the
information used in a publication.
O
No oral evidence having been adduced by ATOL, I am unable
P
to say precisely what sources were relied on for the Article. The Article
Q
R
makes reference to investigators and their investigations but does not
identify precisely who or what those are. The documentary materials that
Q
R
appear (from the text of the Article) to have been used do not support the
S
allegations made.
S
T
T
U
U
V
V
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