PRESS DISPUTE
Press Relief
A court rejects Munarman’s lawsuit against Koran Tempo daily. For the first time in a civil case trial, the Press Council was called to testify.
July 21, 2009
A LETTER from the South Jakarta District Court was delivered to the Press Council’s office in early June. The court summoned one of the Press Council members to testify in a trial. The request was based on the Supreme Court’s Circular No. 13/2008 on the testimony of Press Council expert witnesses in a press case prosecution.
The court required testimony from the Press Council’s representative on the case of Munarman’s suit against Koran T
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