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Indonesia court says Time magazine wins Suharto case

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Indonesia court says Time magazine wins Suharto case
Source: Reuters

JAKARTA, April 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Supreme Court has reversed a 1 trillion rupiah ($93 million) libel ruling against Time magazine over a story about ex-president Suharto, in a case seen as a key test of the country's legal system and freedom of speech.

Time's lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis, said the Supreme Court's decision showed the court respected the freedom of the press to cover issues of public interest.

"We hope that through this decision journalists can be free and comfortable to work in Indonesia," Lubis said.

Time, owned by Time Warner Inc (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), published a May 1999 cover story alleging that Suharto and his family had amassed a fortune of around $15 billion, including $9 billion transferred via Switzerland to an Austrian bank account.



Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idI...


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   Good to hear Indonesia is finally progressing after their repressive past leaders.  Idealism   Apr-16-09 07:58 PM   #2 
 
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2. Good to hear Indonesia is finally progressing after their repressive past leaders.
And by leaders, I mean dictators...

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