Journalist Sergei Vitalevich Kim wrote a story on RadioTochka.kz, an online news platform, about SCAT Airlines, Kazakhstan's largest air carrier company. The story explained how the airline is considered to be one of the most dangerous in the world. The company later sued the journalist for criminal defamation with intent to harm its business reputation. It also sought the article to be redacted with an official apology published on RadioTochka. Kazakhstan's court of first instance acquitted Kim, finding that his article was based on verified factual allegations and that he lacked intent to undermine the airline's business reputation. It ordered the airline to pay Kim 300,000 Tenge (approximately $900 USD) for court costs.