Telegraph Media Group apologized and pushed “great” damage to a defamation settlement with Zia Chishti technology.
The paid payment follows Chiceti’s victory in the defamation damage award in Pakistani legal history last year against the novels magazine due to the reporting of the same allegations.
Between November 2021 and February 2023, the Telegraph has repeatedly informed the allegations of sexual misconduct provided by Tatiana Spotoshod, former AI AI employee in Chichai, to the United States Judicial Committee.
Among the AFINITI Advisory Council, founded by Chiceti, Lord David Cameron, former Times President Andrew Knight and former CEO, Lord John Brown, but all left after reporting these allegations. Princess Beatrice is the deputy chief of partnerships and strategy.
Chechti denies these allegations and began defaming measures against the telegraph.
In July 2023 the Supreme Court judge I found that the “advertising meaning is clearly” Among two articles of the Telegraph: “Since her father came by her father when she was thirteen years old and was adult, the demands prepared Tatiana Spottiswoode with sexual intent.
“He also followed her with temptations and threats, and reached a peak in a short sexual relationship when they were adults, which were on his part of abusive and violent, which ended quickly.”
Telegraph initially sought to justify its reports as in the public interest and is largely correct, but now withdrew her defense.
This claim resolved to apologize to Chechishti in court, on its website and in the newspaper, and to pay great damage to “compensating him for the harm caused by allegations” and contributing to its legal costs.
Telegraph’s apology states: “A series of articles published by the Telegraph from November 2021 to February 2023 mentioned allegations made by a former Affiniti employee, Tatiana Spottiswoode to the United States Conference, about the founder of the company and the CEO, Zia Chishti. The opportunity to refute allegations.
Mr. Chishti issued defamation measures against a telegraph in relation to one of the articles. The Supreme Court decided that the article had claimed that “since she got acquainted with Mrs. Spotroswood by her father when she was thirteen years old and Mr. Chishti was an adult, Mr. Chishti prepared Mrs. Spotoswood with a sexual intention.
On March 17, 2025, the telegraph made a statement in the open court that it withdraws its previous position that the above -mentioned allegations were correct and that they were submitted in the public interest. Telegraph apologizes to Mr. Chishti and his family for the damage he caused. Finally, the Telegraph agreed to pay a large amount by damage and contribute to its legal costs.
“With these steps, the Telegraph and Mr. Chishti agreed to end the litigation between them.”
Online apology was published at the head of 13 previously written Telegraph article on Ch incense and on its own page.
“I did not commit the terrible actions of Mrs. Spotroswood Wilgraf against me. These allegations were created for a period of three and a half years, which harmed the necessity of my family and caused severe damage to my reputation and business interests.
“Telegraph now has withdrawn its position that the allegations that I published were correct and apologized for the damage it caused to spread these allegations. This apology helps to repair the severe damage to me in the United Kingdom.
“Now I hope that in the United States, the newly elected Congress gives me the same platform to deny allegations against me because he gave my accusation to make these allegations.”
“Telegraph, a record of the UK’s registry, has abandoned her defense of the truth regarding the allegations related to Spottiswoode and now apologized to Sishai in the open court,” said Ben Cheo, a partner in Shaibard Moulin and Chischti legal in the United States.
“In the wake of his decisive victory in a similar defamation case in Pakistan, where he obtained a record judgment, this constitutes more justification for Mr. Chichai.”
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