Bad News for The Press

A court has upheld Tomy Winata's lawsuit against TEMPO. Does this spell the end for freedom of the press in Indonesia?

March 23, 2004

LAST week, Justice Sunarjo was obviously uncomfortable during the trial of Artha Graha boss Tomy Winata's lawsuit against TEMPO. Sunarjo fanned himself incessantly although a strong breeze was flowing into his courtroom at the Central Jakarta District Court. Sunarjo may have been uncomfortable with the crowd of visitors packed into the room; or the photojournalists and television journalists recording the court proceedings.

Still, the court's

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