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### Viewing cable 08SECTION01GF02BISHIEK21, Libel S5iT3 Chill Fre% Sp%ech in KyR%yzStan

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08SECTION01GF02BISHIEK21 | 2008-10-06 09:09 | 2011-01-13 05:05 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Bishkek

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    FM AMEMBASSY BISHKEK
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1417
    INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE
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    RUEHLMC)EILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACRP

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 GF 02 BISHIEK 00Q021

    SEFSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPT BGR SCA+CEN AND SCA'PPD

    E.M. 12958: N'A
    TAGS: PREL PGGV KPAK IC
    SUBJECT:  Libel S5iT3 Chill Fre% Sp%ech in KyR%yzStan

    BISHKEK 10061021  001.2 OF 002

    SEFSITIVE BUT UJCLASSIFIED.  NMT FGR IJTERFET DISTRIBUTIKF

    Q*  (SBU) SUMEARYQ A s5cce3sfU, libel suit b9 Pr%sidejT BakiyeV%s
    fephew agaibS4 t7k indepejdejt .ews0ap%rs has opened a veriT!bde
    f,kgd caTe T) addit)kfal cR)minal !jd aiV)l s5its agaibs4
    new3pap%rs.  T(e S5it3, W(ich can resulT in awa2ds ob oje millicn
    SomS (gV%r $28,Q00) in moR!l daeaces, ar% gften eboQch tk bafkrupQ a
    fewsp!peR gr fgr#e its cdoS5re.  END SUEMARI.

    Adibi ajd De FakT/ First in the Aro3shairs
    --%-----------------------------------%---

    ¶2.  (SBU) On JUne Q, in a libel s5it &ided bY Pr%sidejT Bakiyev%s
    fephew, Asylbek QaliyeV, the P%rvomaiSkY Raion Cour4 ru,ed acaijst
    )jdependenT neW3paperS "D% Fa#to" and "Alib)*"  The Court mrdered
    4he new3pap%rs tk 0ai QaliyeV kne million s/ms (cv%r $28,Q00) as
    "ckmPefs!tion for miral damage" f/r sucgest)jg 4haT Saliyev w!sQ
    ifvmlV%d ij a baT!l car craSh in M!rch 2005.

    ¶Q.  (SBU) "De F!kt/" ness0ap%r#s ifitia, reacT)kf tk The akU2t
    ru,ifg sas to tr%at it as a jgke and S4aR4 a ccllecTikn from
    reader3, sayine, "We need gne milli/b sgeS in donatikns for the
    needY Pr%sidejT's family."  H/weV%r$ before it #cu,$ r!ise thE
    &undq$ )t aaain ran into 4rgU"de.  On JQje 10, "De Faktg" publiS(ed
    a qtatemejt by ZaiiRa Mildnzheva$ who identified heRself aS a Tah
    I.qpectiOn O&ficer ajd accUqed the Head of t(e K9rgyz T x I*sp%ctikb
    gf coRrup4ign.  Z!eira Mkddozheva was apparently an alias, and the
    author of the letter was never identified.

    ¶4. (SBU) It is possible that the letter was an attempt to "frame"
    the newspaper, as one day after the letter was published, police
    raided "De Fakto," confiscated computers and documents, and sealed
    the offices.  Officials accused Editor-in-Chief Cholpon Orozobekova
    of "deliberately providing false statements," a criminal charge
    normally reserved for those who provide false statements to law
    enforcement officials and is punishable by up to 5 years
    imprisonment.  Orozobekova's bank accounts and assets were frozen.
    Government officials and organizations also filed defamation claims
    against "De Fakto" and won awards of 4 million soms (over $112,000).
     Orozobekova has since gone into hiding, unable to pay the 5 million
    soms she owes and fearing criminal prosecution.

    ¶5.  (SBU) "Alibi" newspaper took a different tack, agreeing to pay
    the one million soms compensation to Saliyev and printing a
    retraction.  It only asked the court for some time to come up with
    the money and to make payments in installations.  Nonetheless, on
    August 22, police seized the whole press run of the paper "under
    legal process."  Prosecutors went one step further, filing a
    criminal case for "malicious non-fulfillment of a court decision"
    against Editor-in-Chief Babyrbek Djeenbekov.  On August 29, in an
    attempt to avoid paying the fine, Djeenbekov closed down Alibi and
    published the final issue, which announced the establishment of a
    new newspaper, "Achyk Sayasat" ("Open Politics").  On September 10,
    Djeenbekov was arrested for failing to comply with a court verdict
    but was released the following day. (Comment: In Kyrgyzstan,
    newspapers can avoid paying libel damages by ceasing operations and
    reopening under a different legal name.)

    Use of the Tactic Spreads
    -------------------------

    ¶6. (SBU) On July 29, a court hearing was held to rule on a claim
    against monthly human rights bulletin "Prava Dlja Vseh" ("Rights for
    Everyone").  Manager of the South Kyrgyz Cement Factory and former
    Minister of Industry, Yan Fisher, filed a civil suit against "Prava
    Dlja Vseh" because the bulletin published an article that was
    critical of South Kyrgyz Cement's hiring practices.  Mr. Fisher
    asked the court to press criminal charges against the publication,
    to fine it 1 million soms, and to close it down.  After human rights
    activists intervened, the parties came to an amicable agreement.

    ¶7. (SBU) On August 26, Osh city Vice-Mayor Ainura Shayimkulova filed
    a defamation case against "Jany Zaman" newspaper, requesting 1
    million soms compensation for insulting her honor and dignity.  The

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