The ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) demands from the opposition Azadlig (Freedom) newspaper to issue refutation on the news which targeted disinformation and slander against the authorities. “Despite claims of the Press Council on Azadlig newspaper, the newspaper continues to publish tendentious articles, which distort the NAP’s activities and the state policy of the authorities,” the ruling party’s statement reports.
The NAP repeatedly applied to the Press Council because of slanderous and false articles, which intend to damage prestige of the party, as well as humiliate honor and dignity. However, the newspaper continues to hold tendentious position against the ruling party. The ruling party decisively condemns activity of the newspaper and demands from the leadership of the newspaper to publish its refutation in line with a decision of the Press Council: “At the same time, the NAP demands from the Azadlig newspaper to refute and apologize for the article distorting a report of the Election Monitoring Centre, which did not pass a registration, to slander against the candidate of the ruling party. Otherwise, the NAP will take serious measures against the newspaper within the framework of the legislation.”
On 19 September in 2008 the Press Council held the next public discussions on slanderous articles, which were published in the Azadlig newspaper, on the base of the NAP’s appeal. And the organization made a decision demanding from the newspaper to refute the articles or to apologize for it: “In the opposite, the newspaper continues its unreasonable and unethical activity against the NAP and authorities.” /Trend/