INDONESIA: Time vows to fight Suharto defamation suit

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Updated September 13, 2007 20:03:32

Lawyers for Time Magazine are vowing to fight an Indonesian Supreme Court ruling that it defamed former president Suharto. Activists the ruling is a fresh blow to freedom of the press and public confidence in the judiciary.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Andrew Sriro, Senior Foreign Legal Counsel at Dyah Ersita & Partners in Jakarta

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