Article 25. Grounds for responsibility for violating the legislation on mass media

1. Disseminating data derogating honor and dignity of a citizen or an organization (government agency, public, creative, scientific, religious or any other association of citizens and legal entities) that does not comply with reality and influencing the court by mass media shall entail responsibility provided in legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. Responsibility for violation of legislation on mass media shall be taken by the guilty officials from the government agencies and other organization as well as the owner, distributor, editor-in-chief (editor) of a mass medium, authors of disseminated messages and materials.

2-1. An owner, chief editor (editor) of a mass medium bear responsibility, set by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for dissemination of reports and materials, containing propaganda or agitation of forced modification of constitutional regime, crippling of the Republic of Kazakhstan, undermining security of the state, war, social, racial, national, religious, class and ancestral superiority, cult of cruelty, violence and pornography, independent from source of their receipt.

3. Hindering legal professional activity of a journalist shall entail responsibility established by legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.