Rizal Ramli accused of defamation

Rizal Ramli accused of defamation

JAKARTA: Former coordinating minister for the economy Rizal
Ramli was questioned at Jakarta Police Headquarters on Thursday
evening after a complaint for defamation and offensive demeanor
was filed against him by the former director of state owned
insurance company PT Jasindo.

Rizal was questioned for two hours by corruption crimes
detectives, according to Jakarta police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton
Bachrul Alam.

Former PT Jasindo director Amirudin Riyayat accused Rizal of
damaging his reputation by saying that he was incompetent. The
statement was printed in the July 6 edition of Tempo magazine and
Harian Neraca newspaper.

The accusation made by Rizal, who was the chief economics
minister at the time, resulted in Amirudin losing his position.
--JP