Arthur, an honest and upright politician, represents the Blue Party. In the run-up to the election, he hosts a function for journalists in an attempt to influence their political reporting. David, an influential journalist who attended the same school as Arthur, is also present at the function. Unknown to Arthur, David still bears a grudge against him since he is convinced that Arthur stole his place as the captain of the cricket team. After the function, Arthur receives an anonymous letter stating that David will publish an article in one of the newspapers wherein Arthur is accused of dishonesty, bribery and every other heinous crime imaginable. The editor of the newspaper confirms that the article will indeed be published. Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

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If the article is published, Arthur will suffer patrimonial damage and can claim compensation from David.

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If the article is published, Arthur has no remedy because politicians voluntarily assume the risk that defamatory statements against them will be published.

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Arthur can approach the court for an interdict to prevent the article from being published.

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Arthur can institute the actio legis Aquiliae if the article is published to recover compensation for emotional shock.

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