Astana. February 10th. KazTAG - moderators can get a loophole to block the uncomfortable issues of the media (media) of Kazakhstan, the agency correspondent reports.
"In the event of the accreditation of a journalist, the General editor and (or), the authorized representative of the media editorial office provides compliance with an accredited journalist of public order, the subjects (content) of the event, as well as the requirements of the moderator of the event," the notes says to the projects to the project of the accreditation rules of journalists.
In the current rules, this note in the annexes is missing.
According to Part 1 of Article 2 of the Law "On Media", the freedom of speech, creativity, expressions in the printed and other form of their views and beliefs, obtaining and disseminating information by anyone not prohibited by law is guaranteed by the Constitution, and the censorship is prohibited. According to Article 20 of the Constitution "Freedom of speech and creativity is guaranteed. The censorship is prohibited, ", and part 2 of the same article of the Basic Law -" Everyone has the right to freely receive and disseminate information by anyone not prohibited by law. "
It should be noted that the moderators of state and obscalog structures of Kazakhstan regularly disconnect microphones to journalists, preventing information through the issues of participants in press conferences and briefings from among high-ranking officials of the country. Such situations have already resulted in scandals and mass complaints of journalists for censorship. Considering that the adoption of the amendments made by the Ministry of Information and Public Development on a public discussion can provoke further violations by moderators of the constitutional ban on the censorship and freedom of obtaining information, the editorial office of Mia KazTag through the EGOV website asked the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan with a request to comment on the document, Published on the portal "Open NPU".
The draft rules was submitted to a public discussion until February 15.