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Bigeldy Gabdullin is sentenced to 5 years of restriction of liberty and discharged from custody in the courtroom. The attachment of his a property is lifted.

Pre-trial hearings in ex-finance minister Zeinulla Kakimzhanov’ lawsuit to Ratel.kz и Forbes.kz are postponed to February 1

On January 18 the Ministry of Information and Communications held a public discussion of the draft Law "On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the issues of information and communications." At this event, the President of the International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech "Adil Soz" Tamara Kaleyeva made the following statement:

Ex-Finance Minister Zeinulla Kakimzhanov added the publisher of Forbes.kz and its deputy chief editor Alexander Vorotilov as the second defendant to his lawsuit against Ratel.kz

Trial in the action of ex-finance minister Zeinulla Kakimzhanov to the Internet portal Ratel.kz will begin on 16 January. Zeinulla Kakimzhanov demands retraction of 9 articles and redress for the non-pecuniary damage in the amount of 20 million tenge.

Main hearings of the case of the editor-in-chief of newspaper “Central Asia Monitor” and director of the internet-portal “Radiotochka.kz” Bigelgy Gabdullin will begin in Astana on 17 January.