Officials made another attempt to shut down Kloop.kg website. The Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan demanded from the journalists of the media outlet to remove the material under the heading «Politician Ravshan Dzheenbekov said that he was being tortured in pretrial detention center 1» in accordance with the law on fakes.
According to the editorial office itself, the letter, which was received on the evening of September 7, says that the material contains «false information.» At the same time, the decision does not say which information is false. It is reported that the State Committee for National Security filed a complaint against the Kloop.kg material.
«In case of failure to comply with this decision to remove inaccurate information from Kloop.kg website by the website owner within the specified timeframe, the ministry will decide to suspend the operation of the Kloop.kg website [for a period] of up to two months,» the ministry’s letter says.
Officials demand that «inaccurate information» should be removed within two business days. The decision was signed by the Deputy Minister of Culture Chyngyz Esengulov.
It was reported on August 28 that Bishkek prosecutor Emilbek Abdymanapov filed a lawsuit in court to liquidate Kloop.Media public foundation.
The lawsuit, in particular, states that «most of the publications are of a negative nature, aimed at discrediting representatives of state and municipal bodies», «Kloop.Media publications contain hidden manipulations of the opinion of the society, which are imposed negative processes that do not correspond to reality, and create opposition to any undertakings of the current government».
The prosecutor cites several headlines and materials from Kloop.kg, which, according to the oversight body, are sharply critical of the government.
The prosecutor’s office also accuses the public foundation of concealing a large amount of funds.
