LAW enforcement officials in this country are so sensitive to criticism, even if the so-called ‘offensive’ reference is a quote from a story.

That is what happened to journalist Bersihar Lubis. His March 17, 2007 column in Koran Tempo titled “The Story of a Dull-Witted Interrogator” ended up taking him to court. Under an article on defamation and libel—a remnant of the colonial era laws—Bersihar can be jailed for a year and a hal