The court in Paris on 29 June ruled against Ukrainian translator Anna Chesovskoy, which criticized the French film directed by Paul Moreira “Ukraine: Mask of the revolution.” This writes the Ukrainian edition of “true European”, publishing a screenshot of a court decision.
The total amount of fine which the court imposed on the woman has exceeded 13,5 thousand euros. In particular, five thousand euros Cheshnovsky must pay to the Director as compensation for moral damage, three thousand euros — payment of his attorney fees, five thousand euros — the fee for publication of a retraction in the newspaper, which will choose a Director, a 500 — Euro fine to the state for violation of the law and 127 Euro court costs.
Paul Moreira during the preparation of the film Cheshnovsky hired as a translator for a small part of the picture. After the film, the woman in the newspaper Le Liberation published an article in which he accused the Director of being biased. According to her, supposedly, some quotes politicians entered the picture.
In response Moreira filed a lawsuit, in which he stated that he believes the charges interpreter in the manipulation of defamation and demanded a retraction.
Lawyer Chesnovski did not agree with the decision of the first instance and already filed a complaint.
The film “Ukraine: Mask of the revolution” was shown on French channel Canal+, on 1 February 2016. It Moreira talks about the situation in Ukraine in 2013-2014, which led to the change of power in Kiev. The film focuses on the role of the armed far-right groups. In the opinion of the Director, such movements have used the unstable political situation and popular unrest in the country, to dictate to the authorities the conditions.
The film also suggested that Ukraine became “a pawn in the geopolitical game of the United States against Russia.” The Director spoke about the visits to Kiev of the former Vice-President Joseph Biden, Senator John McCain, former head of the CIA David Petraeus, and the us state Department spokesman Victoria Nuland.
The day before the premiere of the Ukrainian Embassy in France asked the TV station not to put him on the air. The Embassy said that the picture “gives the viewer a false impression of the situation in Ukraine”.
Later the picture was shown in Poland, which also caused outrage in Kiev.