Media Development Agency starts litigation over registration |

This is the first trial regarding the media registry

“22 hours.org” site sued the Media Development Agency. The reason for this is that the institution gave a “no” answer to the website’s request to be included in the media register.

Media Development Agency “24hours.org” refused to include MMC in the media register. Based on this, the rejection letter indicated that the site’s activity is not sustainable. Agency from every site to online media resource every day 20 private news requires placement. It is claimed that “24hours.org” site does not meet this requirement.

After the rejection of the Media Development Agency, the head of the online media resource decided to sue the agency. To a lawsuit filed against the agency Baku It will be considered in the Administrative Court.

According to Meydan TV, to investigate this matter judge It was entrusted to Aysev Almazova. The preparatory session of the court will be held on January 9 at 12:30. This is the first in Azerbaijan regarding the media register court will have a meeting.

Site court He raised the issues of the illegality of that decision – that the legislation is clear, incompatible with the Constitution and international agreements, that the refusal decision was not substantiated, and requested that the agency be put on the task of including the site in the register, and recognize the violation of the right to freedom of expression.

Khalid Agaliyev, an expert on media law, says that there are other media organizations and journalists who applied for inclusion in the register, but received a refusal, and turned to the courts:

“In this case, the right step would be for the Media Agency to automatically include in the register all those who express their intention to join the register, respecting the requirements of the Constitution. Then, let him control how they follow the law in force, apply the law. But of course the best way about the media is to change the reactionary legislation. How much, how much to the journalist who draws the framework for the editorial policy news creating discrimination between those who undertake to write, distribute, and engage in journalistic work law, Europe As it was written in the resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Ministers last month, “it should be changed and completely Europe Measures should be taken to adapt it to the Council’s standards.”