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Trial against Karel Burger Dirven withdrawn

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Peja Groep said it had determined that Karel Burger Dirven, Ukraine’s honorary consul, was conducting a defamation campaign against the company. It initiated interim proceedings and sought periodic penalty payments of €10,000 per day, but the case was withdrawn shortly before the hearing.

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Arnhem corporate group takes Ukrainian interests advocate to court

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An Arnhem-based corporate group has taken Ukrainian interests advocate and honorary consul Karel Burger Dirven to court over what it described as a smear campaign. Dirven had highlighted alleged Russian connections of the Peja Group on X, LinkedIn and Facebook and called on the company to leave Ukraine.