Lenin
Rayon Court of Mykolaiv City did not protect the right to freedom
of expression of thoughts and ideas of citizens
On February 2006 the Lenin Rayon Court of Mykolaiv City made a
decision on the case in the action State Enterprise National Nuclear
Energy-generating company “Energoatom” against O. Malytsky on protection
of honor, dignity and business reputation and compensation for
moral damage, caused by spreading the unreliable information in
the newspaper article.
The article, written by O. Malytsky, was about such socio-important
objects as South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant and Tashlyk Pumped
Storage Hydro Station.
The author criticised the exploitation of the Nuclear Power Plant
and expressed his doubts according to purposefulness and economic
benefit from reconstruction of Tashlyk Pumped Storage Hydro Station.
“Energoatom” asked O.Malytsky to compensate moral damage in the
amount of 100 thousands grivnas.
In its decision the court estimated the amount of moral damage,
made by O.Malutsky, in 2,5 thousand grivnas and obliged O.Malytsky
to consider several phrases as incorrect ones.
The court recognized incorrect the following phrases: 1) no any
nuclear reactor has license; 2) - in the process of insight with
South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant by President Kushma it was
established that the technical operating life of SU NPP was used
up and it will be used up completely by the year of 2000; 3) reactor
tanks of SU NPP work loosely during night period (they are really
not regulated and during night, when all people slip, they continue
to generate energy “to the wind”); 4) in such way atomists fulfill
secret constant unsanctioned “blowing-off” - bleeding of used industrial
water; 5) temperature and chemical composition of water in the
Tashlyk reservoir does not allow to user it further, as refrigerant
- metal of NPP compensator is rupturing.
The defendant is planning to protect his Constitutional right to
freedom of expression of thoughts and ideas, dissemination of information
and challenge this decision in Higher Court.
Lenin
Rayon Court of Mykolaiv City did not protect the right to freedom
of expression of thoughts and ideas of citizens
On February 2006 the Lenin Rayon Court of Mykolaiv City made a
decision on the case in the action State Enterprise National Nuclear
Energy-generating company “Energoatom” against O. Malytsky on protection
of honor, dignity and business reputation and compensation for
moral damage, caused by spreading the unreliable information in
the newspaper article.
The article, written by O. Malytsky, was about such socio-important
objects as South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant and Tashlyk Pumped
Storage Hydro Station.
The author criticised the exploitation of the Nuclear Power Plant
and expressed his doubts according to purposefulness and economic
benefit from reconstruction of Tashlyk Pumped Storage Hydro Station.
“Energoatom” asked O.Malytsky to compensate moral damage in the
amount of 100 thousands grivnas.
In its decision the court estimated the amount of moral damage,
made by O.Malutsky, in 2,5 thousand grivnas and obliged O.Malytsky
to consider several phrases as incorrect ones.
The court recognized incorrect the following phrases: 1) no any
nuclear reactor has license; 2) - in the process of insight with
South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant by President Kushma it was
established that the technical operating life of SU NPP was used
up and it will be used up completely by the year of 2000; 3) reactor
tanks of SU NPP work loosely during night period (they are really
not regulated and during night, when all people slip, they continue
to generate energy “to the wind”); 4) in such way atomists fulfill
secret constant unsanctioned “blowing-off” - bleeding of used industrial
water; 5) temperature and chemical composition of water in the
Tashlyk reservoir does not allow to user it further, as refrigerant
- metal of NPP compensator is rupturing.
The defendant is planning to protect his Constitutional right to
freedom of expression of thoughts and ideas, dissemination of information
and challenge this decision in Higher Court.
From
November 1, 2005, “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) started to implement
project
“Greening the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), Ukraine”. One
of the aims of the project is to promote sustainable development
and environmental integration within the ENP process. The main
activities within the project include preparation of report (assessment
on the key environmental issues), round tables for NGOs and mass
media events, creation of a network of NGOs and state bodies to
discuss problems and find ways for their solution in the ENP context.
We invite environmental NGOs and organizations active in the field
of the EU integration as well as other stakeholders to express
their interest in participation in the network and round tables.
For the further information, please, contact:
Nataliya Andursevych
Project Leader, “Greening the ENP, Ukraine”
E-mail: natalia@elaw.org
Phone: +39 (0322) 72-27-46
Address: Krushelnytska str. 2, Lviv 79000 UKRAINE
For further information about the project see:
http://www.epl.org.ua/a_greening_ENP.htm
