Insult
Press Freedom Lies Bleeding
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
The executive editor of Rakyat Merdeka daily has been sentenced to six months in prison for insulting the president.
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LAST Monday, October 27, dozens of visitors packed into the South Jakarta District Court to watch the trial of Rakyat Merdeka's executive editor, Supratman. Supratman was on trial for displaying insulting material against President Megawati Sukarnoputri on the front page of several Rakyat Merdeka editions. Many of the courtroom attendees were from the Jawa Pos Group and Rakyat Merdeka newspaper. They had taken time off work in a show of su
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