MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - The wife...

Yelena Baturina, the wife of Yury Luzhkov, is the president of the construction conglomerate Inteko. Her personal wealth was estimated by Forbes Magazine last year at $4.2 billion, but she is believed to have lost large sums in the financial crisis, which has severely hit the real estate market in Russia, and her current worth is estimated at some $900 million.

Baturina is suing former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov over the publication of a report that the company said made "a conscious attempt to show that Inteko"s effective activity is possible only in Moscow," which Baturina said is "absurd."

The suit also seeks damages for defamation of honor and moral damage.

There is no information on the amount of damages Baturina is seeking.

Nemtsov"s report, titled An Independent Expert Report - Luzhkov: Conclusions, criticizes Inteko for only being efficient in the Russian capital.

According to the company"s press release, Nemtsov"s report "contains

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