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Court of Pavlodar has partially satisfied suit of school authorities This suit was filed against newspaper “Version”

22 july 2015

Pavlodar city Court has accomplished consideration of suit. We would like to remind you that this suit was filed by headteacher and deputy head teacher of secondary school № 27 Zhumabek Asylov and Rauza Zhakupova, this suit was filed against owner of the newspaper “Version”, its correspondent Alfiya Tashimova and resident of Pavlodar Zhanar Abakhanova.

A year ago, in June, 2014 correspondent of independent newspaper "Version" (Pavlodar) Alfiya Tashimova has covered lawsuit between deputy head teacher and teacher of secondary school № 27. She told about core of school conflict and put forward points of view of both parties. The court has settled a dispute in favour of deputy head teacher R. Zhakupova , newspaper has published article "Deputy head teacher is pure". A year ago, deputy head teacher R. Zhakupova and also, schoolmaster № 27 Zhumabek Asylov, they filed a suit about protection of honour, dignity and business reputation. The deputy head teacher thought, that words of her opponent which were mentioned in article (in particularly, this article was published a year ago) tarnished her honour and dignity, schoolmaster was unsatisfied by lines from article "however, suit would be finished, business reputation of secondary school № 27 and educational system of Pavlodar was tainted. Teachers insisted on recovery of KZT10000000 (1USD=187.45) as compensation of moral damage from editorial staff of newspaper and journalist should make a denial.

On July 22, 2015 presided judge Zhuldyz Kamalova has acknowledged, that newspaper "Version"disseminated completely untruth information; court has imposed on publication of retraction.The owner of edition should recover KZT 500000 and Zhanar Abakhanova should recover KZT200000 as moral damage compensation.

The judgment is not valid and parties of trial have a right to falsify judgment. 

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