KAZAKH JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF LIBEL CHARGE
By empty (9/20/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a one-day court hearing in Atyrau on 18 September, Saghynghaliy Khafizov, who is editor of the local newspaper "Altyn ghasyr," was found not guilty of insulting President Nursultan Nazarbaev, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported on 19 September. Khafizov rejected a presidential award earlier this year, saying he could not accept an award from someone he believes is guilty of taking bribes. (RFE/RL).Visit also
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