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IPI Slovakia Condemns Supreme Court's Attack on Trend Weekly
Thursday 25 March 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, March 25 (TASR) - The International Press Institute (IPI) Slovakia on Thursday condemned the Slovak Supreme Court's claim for Trend weekly magazine to pay €200,000 in compensation for an investigative article on dubious assigning of court files that bypass the electronic registry.
IPI Slovakia views the demand as disgraceful and a 'liquidation' of the free media. "IPI Slovakia expresses its full support to the aforementioned weekly and calls for all responsible state bodies, institutions and individuals to reverse this and other attempts to restrict the free exchange of information in Slovakia," said IPI Slovakia chair Pavol Mudry.
"Through incomplete data in (two) articles and through taking the information out of context, the articles suggest that unlawful assigning of court files at the Supreme Court is taking place," reads a note released by the Supreme Court. According to the Court, the articles have affected its good reputation and have degraded its dignity.
If Trend's publisher Trend Holding doesn't pay the compensation within 17 days, the Supreme Court threatens to take further legal action.
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