'Tempo deserved to win'

'Tempo deserved to win'

From Kompas

I was happy to read in Kompas of Nov. 22 that the Tempo magazine's legal victory had been upheld by the high state administrative court.

The banning of Tempo magazine last year attracted a great deal of public attention. The high administrative court has shown moral courage in upholding the earlier ruling of the state administrative court in favor of the magazine.

I am also convinced that, if the case goes to the Supreme Court, another awaits Tempo. However, other considerations may have some influence.

My congratulations to the five judges who presided over the high administrative court hearing. They have made legal history. Tempo deserved to win. May it soon find its way again to its readers.

ANANG PRASONGKO

Serang, West Java