Revocation of of licenses

Revocation of of licenses

From Bisnis Indonesia

I am very sad about the revocation of the publishing licenses
of the three magazines -- Tempo, Editor and DeTIK. Were their
sins so great that they had to face such a heavy punishment? Did
their actions really harm the national stability?

We were even proud of them because they provided us with
accurate and factual news. This is really unfortunate. What has
happened then to their employees and their families? They are not
the ones to be blamed.

In fact the chief editors of the magazines concerned should
receive the blame. They should be brought to court.

I think this is the right thing to do, if we want to stick to
the principles of a lawful country and not to the systems of an
authoritarian state.

S. HADIKUSUMO

Jakarta