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JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court delayed on Tuesday
the handing down of the verdict on a civil lawsuit filed by
Texmaco textile group company against Tempo magazine, because one
of the panel of judges had been promoted, and assigned to another
province.

Presiding judge ID Gde Putra Jadnya decided to adjourn the
hearing until Dec. 30.

"The new member of the panel of judges, Ariansyah Dali, who
replaced Zainal Abidin, still needs more time to study all the
cases before we issue a verdict," he told the courtroom.

Texmaco, a company owned by Marimutu Sinivasan, filed a
lawsuit against Tempo for publishing articles which had allegedly
tarnished the image of the company. The company demanded that the
weekly pay them US$51 million in compensation.

Tempo fought back and sued the businessman for obstructing the
freedom of the press with the lawsuit. The lawyers sought
financial compensation of $100 million. -- JP