Independent and Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev has defended punching a rival on live TV saying that he had to “neutralise” him.
The former KGB man wrote about the incident on his blog (Russian) saying: “In a critical situation, there is no choice. I see no reason to be hit with the first shot. I neutralised him.”
Apparently the man had behaved threateningly towards him.
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