How to prove libel

Slander is defined as spreading false information that threatens the honour, dignity or reputation of another person. Slander is a criminal offence, the penalty – the penalty to 80 thousand roubles or in the amount of six salaries of a convicted person the mandatory work up to 180 hours, or correctional works up to 1 year. These measures can be increased depending on the severity of the crime. But how to prove libel and what it will take for the documents?

You will need

contact witnesses,
technical devices for recording of slander,
clippings from Newspapers or magazines containing defamatory

Instruction

Find witnesses who can attest to the fact that you have slandered. As a rule, the citizen is violating the rights of another person in relation to the integrity or threatening his reputation, slander more than once. Prepare yourself for the lawbreaker in advance. Let his word "vypadki" hear the neighbors on the landing, your mutual friends or colleagues, and just random passers-by. Be sure to find these witnesses, ask for their home address and if possible, find a contact phone number. If they are summoned to court, they will be required to testify truthfully, otherwise they face prosecution.

Wearing a recording device. Will fit an ordinary audio player or mini-camera, for example, in the mobile phone, which is always at hand. Once again, record libel on an audio or video device. Rewrite the speech of the offender on the disc or audio cassette and guide the examination of the authenticity of the recording. It will be considered as the most powerful argument at trial. To refute his words and deeds the perpetrator is unlikely.

Be sure to print or cut out those media publications that threaten your reputation. These printed materials can also serve as the evidence base slander.

Collect all the proofs in one envelope and send by registered mail to the police or contact the court to request punishment of the offender. Don't forget to formulate and state in writing the consequences of the defamation, if any. For example, if the slander has hurt your career and after a false accusation you fired or demoted, this fact is usually displayed in the employment contract. So make all copies of their employment contract or employment record card about dismissal.

Note

Libel to prove quite difficult in the absence of published false information or audio and video recordings of slander. Therefore, in order to win the case, it is better to seek help from a qualified lawyer.

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