Ongar Baurzhanuly

Affiliated media: Pavlodarnews news agency , Journalist

Incident date: July 20, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Province, Pavlodar

Additional information:

Journalists Ongar Baurzhanuly (Pavlodarnews news agency) and Artyom Klevan (Irbis TV company) were declared as third parties on the side of the defendant in the court proceedings on the civil suit on the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation. The main defendants in the process are media owners, Ertis Media LLP and RIA Arna LLP. The claim was filed in connection with the publication in the 2021 information materials of the direct speech of a witness in the criminal case about the death of a Pavlodar citizen in a brawl. On July 20, the plaintiff withdrew her claim. The court proceedings on the civil suit were terminated.