Journalist Marina Rybalko charges her colleague Oksana Matasova with libel and insulting
17 november 2011
November 17, 2011
The President of Public Association “Center of Development of Modern Journalism”, Chief Editor of the newspaper “Kurs” Marina Rybalko has filed a suit against acting editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti” Oksana Matasova to Kokshetau City Court. Marina Rybalko has charged Oksana Matasova with libel and insulting.
The charges originated from article “There is no high right to be a man” by Rinata Zhantasova, published in the newspaper“Akmolinskie Novosti” on June 23, 2011. There was information on trials, relating to high-profile case with regard to former employees of penitentiary service. In his article journalist made casual mention of a case, when a head of penal institution EC 166/23 Zhanat Mukashev did not permit a reporter of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti” to attend the trial with dictophone. He noted that the administration of colony EV 166/23 had “specific relation” to reporters of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti”. For example, a media representative could attend trial with her dictophone and also take her bag. She permitted to kiss her flirty before eyes of participants of trial and employees of penal institution. Journalistic ethic has not been repealed. Surname of journalist and title of the edition has not been mentioned in publication.
Marina Rybalko thought that there was a distribution of libel and insulting in this fragment of article with regard to her. Oksana Matasova covered this trial on behalf of edition “Akmolinskie Novosti”. Matasova has been charged with libel.
The next legal proceeding will be held on November 23, 2011.
The President of Public Association “Center of Development of Modern Journalism”, Chief Editor of the newspaper “Kurs” Marina Rybalko has filed a suit against acting editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti” Oksana Matasova to Kokshetau City Court. Marina Rybalko has charged Oksana Matasova with libel and insulting.
The charges originated from article “There is no high right to be a man” by Rinata Zhantasova, published in the newspaper“Akmolinskie Novosti” on June 23, 2011. There was information on trials, relating to high-profile case with regard to former employees of penitentiary service. In his article journalist made casual mention of a case, when a head of penal institution EC 166/23 Zhanat Mukashev did not permit a reporter of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti” to attend the trial with dictophone. He noted that the administration of colony EV 166/23 had “specific relation” to reporters of the newspaper “Akmolinskie Novosti”. For example, a media representative could attend trial with her dictophone and also take her bag. She permitted to kiss her flirty before eyes of participants of trial and employees of penal institution. Journalistic ethic has not been repealed. Surname of journalist and title of the edition has not been mentioned in publication.
Marina Rybalko thought that there was a distribution of libel and insulting in this fragment of article with regard to her. Oksana Matasova covered this trial on behalf of edition “Akmolinskie Novosti”. Matasova has been charged with libel.
The next legal proceeding will be held on November 23, 2011.
