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On January 29 2002 the defendant presented Objections to the statement of claim of Aliyev R. M. to the Representative office of Internews Network in Kazakhstan on protection of honor and dignity and compensation of moral damage. According to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On mass media: “Chief editor (editor), alike journalist do not bear responsibility for dissemination in mass media information not corresponding to reality: in case this information was included in official documents, if they are literal reproduction of official speeches of deputies of representative bodies, official individuals of stat bodies, organizations and citizens”. Fragments of the text given in the statement of claim from the material, published on the web-site of the Representative office “Internews Network” in Kazakhstan are not personal statements of the journalist or editor, and virtually literally reproduce information, published in the official document - Report of the US State department on practice in the sphere of human rights for 1999, as well as information contained in materials placed on other web-sites and print editions. All these materials were presented by the defendant to the court.
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