31 October 1999
Subscription 33 (5/1999)
Media organizations and bodies and journalists and citizens having achieved good
results and devoted themselves to media activities shall be rewarded in accordance
with the provisions of the State. Any journalist who has performed outstandingly
shall have bestowed upon him or her an honorary title by the State.
Article 28
1.
Dealing with breaches.
Any media organization or body which commits breaches of the provisions
of its licence to perform media activities, of the information prohibited from
being published on the media as stipulated in article 10 of the Law on Media,
in the correction it makes by way of the media or other provisions of the laws
on media shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of the breach, be
warned, fined or ordered to withdraw publication or be subject to
confiscation of its printing material, tapes, sound and pictures, temporary
suspension of its publication, withdrawal of its licence in accordance with
provisions of the law.
The managing body shall be responsible before the law within the scope of
its duties and powers in respect of the errors made by the media organization
under its control.
Any media organization, journalist, organization or individual causing
damage to the legitimate interests of other organizations or individuals by the
act of providing information shall compensate for the damage in accordance
with the provisions of the civil laws.
2.
3.
Heads of media organizations, journalists or other people engaged in
professional media activities who breach the provisions in clause 1 of this
article shall, depending on the seriousness of the breach, be disciplined, have
their journalists cards revoked, or be subject to administrative penalty or
criminal prosecution.
Any person who breaches the provisions in relation to provision of
information, response through the media, establishment of media
organizations, publication, advertising, media conferences, obstruction of
media activities, damaging the reputation and dignity of journalists,
destroying and damaging facilities or materials or any other provisions of this
Law shall, depending on the seriousness of the breach, be disciplined or be
subject to administrative penalty or criminal prosecution.
CHAPTER VII
Final Provisions
Article 29
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