On July, 27th 2007 in the Central election commission was held the sitting of the Public Council on consideration of information disputes at extraordinary election of the deputies of Mazhilis of the Parliament of the fourth convocation and regular election of the deputies of Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan appointed on August, 18th 2007.
The main aims of the Public Council formed by the Decree of the Central election commission of the republic of Kazakhstan №98/203 from July, 19th 2007 are maintenance for all participators the equal access to the mass media, participating in solving disputes and other situations between the participators of the election process in the mass media.
At the first sitting of the Public Council under the member of the Central election commission of the republic of Kazakhstan L. Z. Suleimen it was considered the application of the Central campaign Staff of National Social Democratic Party on refusal of the branch of JSC “Khabar” in placing the films of NSDP on the theme “One country, two destinies”.
Considered with the films the members of the Public Council discussed the question of whether these sequences in content of the campaign or not.
Most of the members of the Public Council have the opinion in the films submitted by NSDP absent propaganda and agitation of the campaign program of the Party and therefore can’t be considered campaign as in accordance with p.1 art.27 of the Constitutional Law “on Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan” the electioneering must have the aim of encouraging the voter for or against a particular candidate, political Party. At the same time the films have the elements of social phenomena in which according to the several members of the Public Council are seen as the sings of stirring up social hatred which is a violation of art.29 of the Constitutional Law “on Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. The representatives of NSDP didn’t agree with this opinion.
In view of that the opinions of the members of the Public Council divided by the majority of the votes it was decided to submit the films of National Social Democratic Party to the General office of the public prosecutor for the examination on accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To NSDP it was recommended to suspend the placing of the film in the Internet before the official answer of the General office of the Public prosecutor.
The members of the ODIHR/OSCE Mission and the CIS Mission on observation at the Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan watched at the work of the Public Council

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