12 managers were punished for violating the procedure for responding to media criticism in the Vitebsk region

July 10, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. More than a dozen heads of organizations have been disciplined since the beginning of the year in the Vitebsk region for violating the procedure for responding to criticism in the media, the Vitebsk Regional Committee for State Control informed a BELTA correspondent. The CSC exercises constant control over compliance with the requirements of the decree "On the response of officials to critical statements in state media," which defines the procedure for officials of state bodies and organizations to respond to critical statements in the media. Managers are personally responsible for ensuring that critical materials are reviewed, response measures are taken, and within one month from the date of publication or broadcast of such messages, the publication is notified of the results of the review and the measures taken. At the same time, the CSC continues to identify violations by some managers, which manifest in the failure to notify or untimely sending of information to the media about the results of the review of critical materials. Based solely on the violations identified in the first half of the current year, 12 managers of organizations in Gluboksky, Gorodoksky, Miorsky, Senno and Tolochinsky districts, as well as Vitebsk, have been disciplined. The Vitebsk Regional CSC draws the attention of heads of organizations and enterprises of all forms of ownership to the need for strict compliance with the requirements of the decree and reminds that failure to comply with its provisions without valid reasons entails the application of disciplinary measures to the heads of organizations, up to dismissal from their positions. -0-