IT was not the first time I Dewa Gde Putra Jadnyato had handled a press case. Before chairing the trial of Marimutu Sinivasans lawsuit against Koran Tempo, he had also tried Supratman (Executive Editor of Rakyat Merdeka). In that case of insulting the president, the reporter was sentenced to six months in jail with a 12-month probation period.

The South Jakarta District Court, where Putra Jadnya has his office, is indeed like a haunted place to pr