Cable Briefs

Press, 9 April 1980, Page 8

Cable Briefs

Newspaper writ

l The Indian Supreme Court I has issued an injunction I against demolition of an extension of the “Indian ExI press” newspaper building for alleged building irregularities. The court admitted a writ filed by the newspaper, one of India’s biggest, which claimed there was a conspiracy to shut down the paper to stifle criticism of Government policies. The writ said the “Express”,, a consistent critic of the Prime Minister (Mrs Indira Gandhi), was to be made an example of to all other newspapers in the country that those who criticised or challenged those in power would meet a similar fate. — New Delhi.

Silver suit A Manhattan jewellery manufacturer has brought a class-action suit in the United States district court ' in New York, charging that the Hunt Brothers plotted to raise the price of silver artificially. The suit, brought by Wander and Company, Inc., against Nelson Bunker Hunt and W. Herbert Hunt, asks the court to assess damages suffered by Wander and other class members, including silver processors, commercial silver users, and merchants. According to the suit the defendants induced wealthy foreign nationals to buy silver futures contracts and subsequently demanded delivery of the silver to cut the metal’s supply. — New York. ■

Spying denied A British-born Rhodesian air force pilot, Michael Borlace, has pleaded not guilty to spying for the former Rhodesian government when he appeared briefly before the Zambia high court in Lusaka. Borlace, aged 31, who faces five charges of spying Was remanded in .custody until April 21. He has been in Zambian prisons since April 1, last year, when he was arrested at Lusaka Airport. The charges include collecting information on the ; Lusaka residence of the Patriotic . Front co-leader, Mr : Joshua Nkomo, then leading ; a guerrilla army based in j Zambia and now Home Af- ( fairs Minister in Mr Robert ] Mugabe’s independence 1 Government in Rhodesia. — I Lusaka. I