At 10:30 a.m. Indonesian Western Time on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at the South Jakarta District Court, the government prosecutors made a counter against a defense earlier delivered by Teguh Santosa, editor-in-chief of Rakyat Merdeka Online, and his attorneys of the Advocacy Team to Defend Journalists against the prosecutors’ indictment, which have accused him of violating Article 156a point (a) of the Criminal Code, saying:
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At 10:30 a.m. Indonesian Western Time on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at the South Jakarta District Court, government prosecutors of the South Jakarta Prosecutors’ Office indicted Teguh Santosa, editor-in-chief of Rakyat Merdeka Online, who, in the previous hearing, was indicted by government prosecutors of the South Jakarta District Court for a single accusation, namely Article 156 point (a) of the Criminal Code, which says:
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At 1 p.m. Indonesian Western Time on Wednesday, August 30, 2006, at the South Jakarta District Court, government prosecutors of the South Jakarta Prosecutors’ Office indicted Teguh Santosa, editor-in-chief of Rakyat Merdeka Online, for a single accusation, namely violating Article 156 point (a) of the Criminal Code, which says:
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The Banda Aceh-based Suara Perempuan (Women’s Voice) Radio has been forcibly closed down as of Wednesday, July 12, 2006 by the Frequency Monitoring Body, an institution under the authority of the Post and Telecommunication Directorate General of the Communication and Information Ministry. In the Confiscation Order No 01/SP.SITA/B II/PPNS/7/2006, which was signed by a civilian investigator named Junaidi ST, it was written,”This radio is sealed off due to lack of license”.
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