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Teachers charged editorial staff of newspaper “Zamana” again

31 march 2010
Acting Director of secondary School-Gymnasia №38 of Shymkent Mukhtar Seyitkhozhayev addressed to Enbekshi District Court of Shymkent with suit about protection of honor, dignity and business reputation; refutation of untruth information and recovery of 3000000 tenge (20408USD) as moral damage from editorial staff of the newspaper “Zamana” and its correspondent Kundyzay Kalauova.

The charges stemmed from article “Sponger, beast and drudge”, “Is it possible to call a schoolboy?” and “What for can schoolboy be expelled from school?” by Kundyzay Kalauova published in the newspaper “Zamana” on October 26 and November 02, 2009. hese articles were devoted to violations of pedagogical ethic.

The court has examined this suit again. Suits were brought by teachers M. Seyitkhozhayev and A. Kurishabayeva. Courts of first and appeal instance made judgments in favor of media outlets and journalist.
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