Twin Suits

Marimutu Sinivasan has filed lawsuits against Kompas newspaper and TEMPO magazine. Will the suits jeopardize freedom of the press in Indonesia?

July 1, 2003

LAST week, PT Texamaco boss Marimutu Sinivasan verbally lashed out at TEMPO journalists as he exited the House of Representatives (DPR) Finance Commission quarters and made his way towards the parking lot of the DPR grounds in Senayan. "You arbitrarily claim to cover both sides. You can't do that," Sinivisan bellowed as he slid into his black Mercedes Benz and took off.

Last week, Sinivasan filed lawsuits against Kompas newspaper and TEMPO

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