By Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 14:59 EST, 22 March 2013 | UPDATED: 19:05 EST, 22 March 2013 The Russian owner of The Independent launched an attack on Government plans to restrict Press freedom, just days after his newspaper gave full support to the proposals. Alexander Lebedev, who also owns the London Evening Standard, said: ‘The restrictions of the freedom of the press in Britain – I would think that would be a very wrong decision. Absolutely. ‘There are better ways to rectify the wrong things that have been done during the hacking affair.’ Alexander Lebedev warned that press regulation would be a bad thing for the British media
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Alexander Lebedev said that a Royal Charter would be the 'wrong decision'
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The owner of the Independent believes there is a better way
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Independent editor Chris Blackhurst supports the government's decision
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He said that while the Charter isn't perfect, it also isn't 'terrible'
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