'Tempo' violence intolerable

'Tempo' violence intolerable

From Koran Tempo

I feel concerned over and wish to condemn an assault on the office of Tempo magazine. This was an example of bad and shameful behavior that cannot be tolerated. Do not let the freedom of the press, after being trampled upon for so long, be destroyed again by street thugs.

The community must really be made aware that when a difference of opinion cannot be resolved in an amicable manner, it should be settled in a court of law.

I condemn the passive attitude shown by the police present at the scene of the incident. It is even more embarrassing for the police when two journalists were struck under their very noses.

FRANZ MAGNIS-SUSENO SJ, Jakarta