Thuggery at 'Indopos'

Thuggery at 'Indopos'

From Media Indonesia

On Dec. 20, the editorial office of Indopos newspaper in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, was attacked by a group of 20 people. The attackers brutally beat the journalists of the newspaper (for reporting on gangster activity in the Tanah Abang area of Jakarta).

In response to the violence, the Central Board of the Indonesian Journalists (PWI) stated as follows.

* PWI strongly condemned the violent action against members of the mass media, including the attack on the Indopos office, in which five reporters were tortured.

* PWI appealed to the society or whoever feels disadvantaged by a press report to use their right to reply in compliance with the Press Law, and not take the law into their hands.

* PWI called on all press communities, particularly the reporters, to enhance their professionalism by giving more consideration of the press code of ethics and the supremacy of law.

PWI appealed to the law enforcers, particularly the police, to thoroughly investigate the case and sanction the attackers in accordance with the existing law.

TARMAN AZZAM PWI Chairman Jakarta