Implications of the Tempo Appeal Decision
February 14, 2006
Bambang Harymurti
While reporters were celebrating National Press Day in Bandung, last Thursday, the Supreme Court (MA) in Jakarta came out with some wonderful news. The panel of Supreme Court judges had decided to accept my appeal in the case of a news item in Tempo magazine charged with the defamation of character of Tomy Winata, which resulted in a commotion.
Of course I was pleased with the full acquittal verdict handed