Statement was made concerning attachment of property of editorial office of newspaper "Central Asia Monitor"
3 august 2010
On August 03, 2010 Union of Journalists of the Republic of Kazakhstan and International Foundation for Protection of Freedom and Speech "Adil Soz" made a statement. This statement was devoted to next prosecution of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor". There was a statement:
Journalistic organizations were worried about situation with the attachment of property of editorial staff of newspaper "Central Asia Monitor".
The charges stemmed from articles “Time presses. Does time wait till is over?” (28.08.2009), «Listen to advice, but do one's own thing” (04.09.2009), «A time to gather stones, or what Bank of Development of Kazakhstan made in Kazakhstan?” (15.09.2009), «Everything is not solved with the help of money (21.09.2009), «In waltz time” (22.09.2009), «Fair game and unfair one” (29.09.2009), «Chained» (06.10.2009), «BDK: strange sympathy to “Kazakhcement” (07.10.2009.) by Alan Beketov.
On July 19, 2010 Judge of Specialized Inter District Court of Almaty G. Meyirzhanova has satisfied plaintiff claims. The property of editorial office of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" would be attached and editorial staff should recover KZT350000000 (USD238095) as moral damage.
Journalistic organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan were unsatisfied by court decision. It was the violation of professional rights of journalists to free distribution of information, according to law "On Mass Media". As a result of it bank accounts of the editorial office would be blocked, issue of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" would be suspended. If the issue of newspaper was suspended more than one month it would lose its readers for six years of its functioning. The attachment of owner's property would restrict freedom of speech.
Taking of injunction should not obstruct to normal activity of defendant, according to law. There was a regulation of the Supreme Court in which directly it was underlined, that under claims for compensation of moral damage; arrest on property of the defendant was imposed only at or after removal of the decision, because the size of compensation was defined by court.
They requested, that property of the editorial office would be released, according to law. Editorial staff could make publication of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" regularly.
Journalistic organizations were worried about situation with the attachment of property of editorial staff of newspaper "Central Asia Monitor".
The charges stemmed from articles “Time presses. Does time wait till is over?” (28.08.2009), «Listen to advice, but do one's own thing” (04.09.2009), «A time to gather stones, or what Bank of Development of Kazakhstan made in Kazakhstan?” (15.09.2009), «Everything is not solved with the help of money (21.09.2009), «In waltz time” (22.09.2009), «Fair game and unfair one” (29.09.2009), «Chained» (06.10.2009), «BDK: strange sympathy to “Kazakhcement” (07.10.2009.) by Alan Beketov.
On July 19, 2010 Judge of Specialized Inter District Court of Almaty G. Meyirzhanova has satisfied plaintiff claims. The property of editorial office of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" would be attached and editorial staff should recover KZT350000000 (USD238095) as moral damage.
Journalistic organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan were unsatisfied by court decision. It was the violation of professional rights of journalists to free distribution of information, according to law "On Mass Media". As a result of it bank accounts of the editorial office would be blocked, issue of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" would be suspended. If the issue of newspaper was suspended more than one month it would lose its readers for six years of its functioning. The attachment of owner's property would restrict freedom of speech.
Taking of injunction should not obstruct to normal activity of defendant, according to law. There was a regulation of the Supreme Court in which directly it was underlined, that under claims for compensation of moral damage; arrest on property of the defendant was imposed only at or after removal of the decision, because the size of compensation was defined by court.
They requested, that property of the editorial office would be released, according to law. Editorial staff could make publication of the newspaper "Central Asia Monitor" regularly.
