The Rennes Court of Appeal confirmed an order of dismissal in favor of the Yves Rocher group challenged by the defense of the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny. The latter had filed a plant against the French cosmetics company for "slanderous denunciation" The Russian judiciary opened an investigation into alleged embezzlement allegedly committed by the company Glavpodpiska, owned by the Navalny brothers, to the detriment of the group's Russian subsidiary.
"This decision is totally incomprehensible, an appeal is seriously considered," responded to AFP William Bourdon.