Gita Wirjawan's Right of Reply

I am deeply concerned by the cover story in Tempo's issue of February 10-16, 2014, titled 'Illegal Rice in the Local Market', and wish to deliver my criticism. Tempo's report on the alleged flooding of the market with rice from Vietnam contains fundamental weaknesses that harm my reputation.

In my view, without a strong basis Tempo is clearly trying to paint a picture suggesting that I am responsible for the influx of