AKIPRESS.COM – The Ministry of Culture has suggested implementing fines for defamation and insults in media and on the Internet. Proposed changes to the Code of Contraventions are open for public discussion.
Individuals will face a fine of 7,500 soms, while legal entities will be fined 23,000 soms for insulting others through media and the Internet.
Similarly, individuals will be fined 10,000 soms and legal entities will be fined 28,000 soms for committing defamation through media and the Internet.
The Ministry of Culture has observed a rise in the number of cases involving insults and the spread of deliberate false information through various media and the Internet.