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Chief Editor of News Service of Uralsk TV Channel “TDK-42” Lukpan Akhmedyarov can be dismissed for non-correct question

30 january 2009
There was press-conference for regional mass media on January 28, 2009. Akim of West Kazakhstan region Bakhtykozha Izmuhambetov has answered for questions of journalists, concerning results of last year.

Chief Editor of News Service of Uralsk TV Channel “TDK-42” Lukpan Akhmedyarov has asked for him about participation of his relatives in assimiliation of budgeting funds as in last year. He has meant building company “Monolit-2”, which was headed by son-in-law of regional akim Amanzhol Zinullin.

Akim has answered that he became an akim and that’s why his relatives should not leave for region and they will be his relatives in any case. Amanzhol Zinullin has added that he was not involved in corruption.

After press conference Lukpan Akhmedyarov was called by Director of TV Channel“TDK-42” Serik Mergaliyev. He has twitted him for non-correct question, addressed to akim. Serik Mergaliyev has said that Bakhtykozha Izmuhambetov phoned to him. He has said that Mergaliyev had very serious conversation to him. Director has asked for Lukpan Akhmedyarov to write letter of resignation from his position. Lukpan Akhmedyarov has refused to do it.

Journalist has said that Director of TV Channel has invited staff for saying that Lukpan Akhmedyarov tricked everyone from non-correct question, addressed to akim. This non-correct question discredited business reputation of TV Channel.

Correspondent Sanat Urnaliev was dismissed from Uralsk TV Channel “TDK-42” in September 2008. Urnaliev was dismissed from non-correct questions, addressed to akim of Uralsk Samigolla Urazov.
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