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Supervisory Body of City Court of Almaty shelving of a case of newspaper “Taszhargan”

20 may 2009
On May 20, 2009 Supervisory Body of City Court of Almaty remitted claim of opposition newspaper “Taszhargan” by suit of Deputy of Majilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Romin Madinov. Chairman of Supervisory Body Maksut Tuyebayev has said that it was necessary to make serious study, reclamation of this question and additional study of case materials. The lawsuit was postponed under the pretence of non-correct execution of defendants before it.

Deputy has been disagreed with information in the article “Poor latifundist” of Almas Kusherbayev, published in the newspaper “Taszhargan” on April 24, 2009. Romin Madinov has demanded making an apology before him and recovery of 300 000 000 tenge as moral damage.

On January 16, 2009 Medeu District Court has made a judgment about refutation of information and recovery 3 000 000 tenge from the newspaper “Taszhargan” and its correspondent Almas Kusherbayev in favor of R. Madinov.

Defendants said that demand of recovery 3 000 000 tenge has not been logic and sufficient in their appeal, because editorial staff of the newspaper had no any money. Board of Civil Cases of Almaty City Court has taken a decision to increase tenfold sum of recovery from 3 000 000 to 30 000 000 tenge (200000USD).
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