Campus paper editor sacked

SEMARANG: Diponegoro University rector Muladi has discharged Darmanto Jatman from his position as chief editor of the university's monthly newspaper, Manunggal.

"I dismissed Darmanto Jatman because I assigned him to a new post as head of the psychology study program," Muladi told reporters on Tuesday.

However, Yudi Wijanarko, one of the paper's editors, said he believes the reason behind the action was the newspaper's critical reports about the rector's policies.

In its latest edition, the paper criticized the rector for banning leaders of three political organizations from addressing a seminar on campus. (har/31)