Tomy and 'Tempo' again asked to settle<\/p>\n
Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court asked for
\na second time lawyers of businessman Tomy Winata and Tempo media
\ngroup to settle the former's libel suit against journalist Ahmad
\nTaufik and media company PT Tempo Inti Media outside the court.<\/p>\n
\"We will give you another seven days. The hearing is adjourned
\nuntil July 14,\" Presiding Judge Iskandar Tjake told the court.<\/p>\n
Previously, both conflicting parties had been given 10 days to
\nsettle the case amicably.<\/p>\n
\"But all our efforts failed,\" said one of Tomy's lawyers, Hadi
\nSukrisno.<\/p>\n
His statement was soon rebutted by Tempo's lawyer Firman
\nWijaya, who claimed that they had not been invited to settle the
\ncase out of court.<\/p>\n
The businessman demanded a total of Rp 120 billion (US$14.6
\nmillion) in damages for libel which the lawyers said had
\ninflicted at least Rp 40 billion in material losses and another
\nRp 80 billion in nonmaterial losses.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit is based on Taufik's account of an attack on
\nTempo's office and journalists by Tomy's men, which took place on
\nMarch 8. Taufik closed his statement by saying that Tomy owned
\nentertainment spots and gambling dens.<\/p>\n
The statement was widely distributed over the Internet and was
\nrun by news portal Detikcom on March 12.<\/p>",
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