Action for libel of journalist Oksana Matasova was revived after appeal instance
19 june 2012
June 19, 2012
There was a revivor of the action for libel and insult of journalist of the newspaper "Akmolinskie Vesti" Oksana Matasova, according to ruling of Appeal Collegium of Akmola Oblast Court on June 18, 2012 in Kokshetau City Court.
Private prosecutor – is a president of Public Association "Center of Development of Modern Journalism", editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Kurs" Marina Rybalko. 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. Marina Rybalko thought that there was a distribution of libel and insulting in this fragment of article with regard to her. Name of journalist and title of the edition has not been mentioned in publication. Prosecution witnesses did not come to court, legal proceeding was postponed to June 29, 2012. Oksana Matasova provided written undertaking not to leave the place.
There was a revivor of the action for libel and insult of journalist of the newspaper "Akmolinskie Vesti" Oksana Matasova, according to ruling of Appeal Collegium of Akmola Oblast Court on June 18, 2012 in Kokshetau City Court.
Private prosecutor – is a president of Public Association "Center of Development of Modern Journalism", editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Kurs" Marina Rybalko. 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. Marina Rybalko thought that there was a distribution of libel and insulting in this fragment of article with regard to her. Name of journalist and title of the edition has not been mentioned in publication. Prosecution witnesses did not come to court, legal proceeding was postponed to June 29, 2012. Oksana Matasova provided written undertaking not to leave the place.
