Appeal of newspaper “Uralskaya Nedelya” and journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov was dismissed
15 june 2010
Board of Appeals has made a rule. It dismissed court decision of court №2 of Uralsk (West Kazakhstan) about partial satisfaction of JSC “Tengizneftstroy”. It was a suit, brought against newspaper “Uralskaya Nedeya” and its correspondent Lukpan Akhmedyarov about protection of business reputation and recovery of moral damage to court. Editorial staff of the newspaper and journalist should recover KZT20000000 ($13605) as moral damage to JSC “Tengizneftstroy” in solidarity order and publish a refutation.
The charges stemmed from article “For the coverage of tender” by L. Akhmedyarov, which was published in the newspaper “Uralskaya Nedelya” on August 06, 2009. JSC “Tengizneftstroy” has begun construction on place of prospective gas – transmission pipeline “Zhympity – Karatuba” before summarizing. Servicemen of JSC “Tengizneftstroy” have been sure in their victory on the tender.
Lawyer of plaintiff did not deny fact of preparation which was done earlier, concerning project tender in the court. He has provided other explanation for it; found two untruth extracts in the article.
It discredited business reputation of JSC “Tengizneftstroy”; affected on image of plaintiff. Judge A. Irgalieva has thought that it was weighty proof in this case.
Chief Editor of the newspaper “Uralskaya Nedelya” Tamara Yeslyamova thought that judgment has been unenforceable deliberately. As a result of it edition will be on the brink of ruin and suspended. Editorial staff made an appeal.
Contact information: “Uralskaya Nedelya”- is a weekly newspaper of West Kazakhstan. It is published from 2001. LLP “Journalistkaya Initsiativa” has the largest circulation (18.5 copies). It is exclusive edition of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where editorial staff is a founder and share holder.
The charges stemmed from article “For the coverage of tender” by L. Akhmedyarov, which was published in the newspaper “Uralskaya Nedelya” on August 06, 2009. JSC “Tengizneftstroy” has begun construction on place of prospective gas – transmission pipeline “Zhympity – Karatuba” before summarizing. Servicemen of JSC “Tengizneftstroy” have been sure in their victory on the tender.
Lawyer of plaintiff did not deny fact of preparation which was done earlier, concerning project tender in the court. He has provided other explanation for it; found two untruth extracts in the article.
It discredited business reputation of JSC “Tengizneftstroy”; affected on image of plaintiff. Judge A. Irgalieva has thought that it was weighty proof in this case.
Chief Editor of the newspaper “Uralskaya Nedelya” Tamara Yeslyamova thought that judgment has been unenforceable deliberately. As a result of it edition will be on the brink of ruin and suspended. Editorial staff made an appeal.
Contact information: “Uralskaya Nedelya”- is a weekly newspaper of West Kazakhstan. It is published from 2001. LLP “Journalistkaya Initsiativa” has the largest circulation (18.5 copies). It is exclusive edition of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where editorial staff is a founder and share holder.
