Pronouncement of court decision by suit to Ministry of Communication and Information has been in absense of representative of plaintiff and journalists
30 july 2010
There was a legal proceeding by suit of the journalist Eugenia Plakhina to Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaly District Court №2 (Almaty) at 16.00 p.m. on July 29, 2010. The charges stemmed from restriction of access to some Internet-resources; long-term blocking of forum-partner “Respublika” and blocking of Internet-portal and its some “mirrors”.
The arguments were heard in legal proceeding.
Representative of plaintiff S. Omaralieva said about activity of Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It should not solve problems of the access to information and providers. Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan should control technical parameters of owners of information systems.
Prosecutor, who participated in trial has made opinion. The suit could not be satisfied. “Authorised body has right to send orders for the cure in activity, threat to life, health of people, environment, or normal functioning of human factors system” under article 8 of law “On Communication” of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In her turn representative of plaintiff, lawyer Ganna Krasilnikova noticed that the Republic of Kazakhstan ratified international documents of free access to information and freedom of speech.”Every citizen has right for access to information” according to Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Any authorised body should keep this law.
Judge T. Sadykov has said that the pronouncement of court decision would be hold on July 30, 2010. Trial participants should make telephone call in the morning. It was necessary for the clarification of time of the legal proceeding. Representative of plaintiff G. Krasilnikova phoned at 08.50 in the morning. But, court secretary has said that pronouncement of court decision would be at 09.00 a.m. It was possible to get a document during afternoon. So, representative of plaintiff could not attend at pronouncement of court decision. She could no go to the court for ten minutes. Journalists, who covered this trial regularly could not attend at court by the same reason.
The arguments were heard in legal proceeding.
Representative of plaintiff S. Omaralieva said about activity of Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It should not solve problems of the access to information and providers. Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan should control technical parameters of owners of information systems.
Prosecutor, who participated in trial has made opinion. The suit could not be satisfied. “Authorised body has right to send orders for the cure in activity, threat to life, health of people, environment, or normal functioning of human factors system” under article 8 of law “On Communication” of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In her turn representative of plaintiff, lawyer Ganna Krasilnikova noticed that the Republic of Kazakhstan ratified international documents of free access to information and freedom of speech.”Every citizen has right for access to information” according to Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Any authorised body should keep this law.
Judge T. Sadykov has said that the pronouncement of court decision would be hold on July 30, 2010. Trial participants should make telephone call in the morning. It was necessary for the clarification of time of the legal proceeding. Representative of plaintiff G. Krasilnikova phoned at 08.50 in the morning. But, court secretary has said that pronouncement of court decision would be at 09.00 a.m. It was possible to get a document during afternoon. So, representative of plaintiff could not attend at pronouncement of court decision. She could no go to the court for ten minutes. Journalists, who covered this trial regularly could not attend at court by the same reason.
