If this is true, and they're going to this much trouble on behalf of a "functionary" (or ex-functionary, whichever) merely on the basis of a clearly-bogus threat of legal action... I mean, we already knew there were double-standards for admins and functionaries, which I suppose the "New Guard" is trying to ameliorate. But this is more blatant than usual.
Seriously, I wonder how long it would have taken a court (no matter what country it was) to throw out the case once the plaintiff announced that the "defamation" consisted of implying that he misused his checkuser privileges? Maybe I could see a minute or two for the judge to ask for an explanation of what checkuser privileges are, but once that was taken care of, no more than 30 seconds, 25 of which are going to be for a stern admonishment to plaintiff's counsel.
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