Sabtu, 23 Juni 2012

Student wins libel claim over newspapers' stories linking him to riot violence

Student wins libel claim over newspapers' stories linking him to riot violence

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 22 June 2012 | UPDATED: 03:15 EST, 23 June 2012

A student has won libel damages over newspaper stories linking him to violence during a demonstration in London against education cuts.

Luke Cooper, who is completing a PhD in international relations at Sussex University, told a High Court jury and Mr Justice Eady that his reputation was ‘as badly trashed’ as the Millbank Tower, which was the focus of the disruption during the November 2010 march.

Heated: Police officers clashed with student demonstrators marching towards Parliament in 2010 in London

Heated: Police officers clashed with student demonstrators marching towards Parliament in 2010 in London

After a five-day trial, the 27-year-old was awarded £35,000 over a front page Evening Standard article and £25,000 in relation to a follow-up story in the Daily Mail.

Mr Cooper, a member of the socialist youth organisation Revolution, which infiltrated the building, complained the first story said he was a ringleader while the second portrayed him as one of the ‘hard core’ who organised the riot.

Evening Standard Ltd and Associated Newspapers denied libel. The newspapers were ordered to pay £450,000 costs.

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