Desi Anwar requests protection from Yudhoyono after Horta remark

Indonesian journalist Desi Anwar on Friday requested protection from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after Timor Leste President Ramos Horta accused her of assisting his country's rebels to assassinate him.

"I also beg President Yudhoyono to ask for clarification from President Horta about his baseless allegation. I also hope my good name and that of my TV station, Metro TV, will be restored,"
she said after filing a complaint against Horta in the Press Council.

Desi has repeatedly denied Horta's allegation.

"The allegation is a lie, irresponsible. It hurts me a lot," she said, as she was escorted by Metro TV high-ranking officials Djafar Assegaf, Elman Saragih and Saur Hutabarat. (***)