Request that media be balanced<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Press Council ruled on Monday that 11 media companies must run
\nthe statement of a suspect to balance media coverage on the
\nalleged abduction of businessman Setiadji Munawar.<\/p>\n
The 11 media, SCTV, Tempo magazine, Koran Tempo, Suara Karya,
\nWarta Kota, Kompas, Sinar Harapan, Media Indonesia, Pos Kota,
\nRepublika and The Jakarta Post dailies were given a deadline of
\none week from the issuance of the ruling.<\/p>\n
Although the council said that all of the media had not
\nintended to be one-sided, relying as they did on police
\nstatements, the council still asked the media to fulfill Lisa
\nLukitawati's right to respond in order to restore her image.<\/p>\n
Setiadjie reported to the police early in April that he had
\nbeen kidnapped and tortured, adding that he had been beaten
\naround the head and had holes drilled through the palm of his
\nhands.<\/p>\n
The police later arrested managing partner of law firm Arsyad
\n& Associates, Trijono Arsyad, and his wife Lisa as suspects.<\/p>\n
The other suspects are director of PT Marketlinkindo Persada
\nDewi Retno Ningsih, president director of PT Buana Samudra Jaya
\nTrisna Wijaya, and former TNI officer Anas Azis.<\/p>\n
The case, however, became controversial as several new facts
\ncame to light that were contrary to Setiadjie's initial report,
\nand there was an indication that the police may have detained
\ninnocent people.<\/p>\n
Lisa's lawyer Hilman K. Nurakhman told The Jakarta Post on
\nTuesday that he had evidence proving that all of the suspects had
\nnever abducted, let alone, tortured Setiadjie.<\/p>\n
He added that there were no conclusive evidence, including the
\ndrill, the chisel as well as finger prints on any equipment, to
\nshow that the torture actually occurred.<\/p>\n
\"The fact that prosecutors keep returning the case file to the
\npolice shows that the police have inadequate evidence,\" he said.<\/p>",
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