JAKARTA: A court yesterday ordered several police officers, including the national police chief, to publicly apologise to the Tempo magazine for turning a blind eye to assaults on the weekly's reporters.
Judge Iskandar Tjakke of the Central Jakarta district court said the defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (Aji) must “convey a public apology” to Aji and Tempo reporters.
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