Avia News of Kazakhstan - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Avia News of Kazakhstan, Online media

Incident date: May 2, 2023

Attack type:

Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

The editorial staff of the media outlet Avia News of Kazakhstan received a pre-trial claim demanding a refutation in connection with the publication «Emergency on the plane: Crew members poisoned by onboard food in Almaty». The author of the claim is the catering company Almaty Catering Services LLP. The company denies information about the poisoning of the crew with onboard food.

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