Source APC Newsgroup: act.indonesia
Source APC Newsgroup: act.indonesia
Written by: tapol@gn.apc.org
Date: 04 Nov 1998 14:09:01
Subject: Indonesia alert: Journalist threatened
From: tapol@gn.apc.org (TAPOL)
Subject: Indonesia alert: Journalist threatenedIFEX - News from the international freedom of expression community
_________________________________________________________________ACTION ALERT - INDONESIA
4 November 1998
Journalist threatened
SOURCE: Reporters sans frontieres (RSF) Paris
(RSF/IFEX) - RSF is protesting the threats received by a journalist with the
tabloid "DeTak". According to RSF's information, on 30 October 1998, Widadi,
a reporter with "DeTak", received a death threat from the regional military
commander V/Brawijaya, Major-General Djoko Subroto. According to the
Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) based in Jakarta, Widadi sought to
confirm information concerning mass killings in the region. The officer
warned the journalist: "I have the right to arrest you if you slander me."
Raising his voice, he added: "Don't you go threatening me! I will kill you!
I am serious!"RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Send appeals to the President:
- expressing concern regarding the continued bad habits of security forces
towards journalists, despite the great improvement in press freedom in
Indonesia in recent months
- asking him to use his influence to ensure that military officers respect
the law, and base their statements on the law, not on power as they often
did in the past
- urging him to continue working with Indonesian journalists and
organisations to pass
a new law based on the principle of press freedomAPPEALS TO:
His Excellency President Habibie
Office of the President
Bina Graha, Jalan Veteran No. 17
Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Fax: +62 21 36 77 81Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
For further information, contact Manuel Jardinaud at RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy
Marie, Paris 75009, France, tel: +33 1 44 83 84 84, fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51,
e-mail: asie@rsf.fr Internet: http://www.rsf.frThe information contained in this action alert is the sole responsibility of
RSF. In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit
RSF.
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