Last Wednesday, journalist Darwin Rusli Nur could not hide his shock at being sentenced to nine months in prison on defamation charges. The verdict culminates an act of vengeance from Alzier (Thabrani), said Darwin Nur, who is the chief editor of the Koridor tabloid in Sumatra.

Chaired by Judge Iskandar Tjakke, the presiding judicial panel at the Tanjung Karang District Court in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra ruled that Darwin Nur and his colleague, Bud