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There was announcement about close meeting of representatives of city akimat (administration) of Kostanay with inhabitants

22 october 2010
On October 21, 2010 correspondents of weekly “Nasha Gazeta” Olga Goray and Nickolay Soloviev have tried to meet with representatives of city akimat (administration) and inhabitants of Kostanay. This meeting was devoted to the construction of residential area with disorder of sanitary norms and regulations.

Reporters provided service certifications and explained that they came to there by invitation of inhabitants for performance of their official duties. Representative officer of department of internal affairs has explained that it was a close session. Reporters said that the meeting with inhabitants could not be close for media outlets. They tried to go there. But, it was impossible. Servicemen of akimat (administration) and security officers blocked the way to session room. Nickolay Soloviev tried to make a photo of security officer, who hindered his colleague. He seized him by the hand with photo camera and began to impede the making of photography.

Editorial staff of the newspaper “Nasha Gazeta” addressed an appeal to general prosecutor's office of Kostanay.
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