Trust in the Courts
A central Jakarta court has dealt another heavy blow to the Indonesian pressonce again ignoring the Press Laws.
May 18, 2004
THE Indonesian press has fallen victim to yet another controversial court verdict. This time, Trust magazine is on the receiving end of the court's wrath. Last Thursday, the Central Jakarta District Court declared Trust magazine guilty of defamation against John Hamenda, a corruption suspect in the alleged misappropriation of Rp1.17 trillion from Bank Nasional Indonesia (BNI). The court ordered Trust to pay Hamenda Rp1.17 trillion in compen
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