Ecuador court fines journalists $1 million each
An Ecuadorean judge ordered two journalists to pay $1 million each to President Rafael Correa, finding them guilty of defamation for reporting that he knew about contracts his older brother had with the state.
Quito Judge Mercedes Portilla levied the fines against Juan Carlos Calderon and Cristian Zurita on Monday in a case brought by Correa over their 2010 book "The Big Brother." The two said they would appeal. Calderon called the ruling "a way of punishing the work of journalism." (AP)
