Bakrie to sue 'Tempo' magazine
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 11/17/2008 10:11 PM
Aburizal Bakrie, who is currently the Coordinating Minister for the People's Welfare, is set to file a lawsuit against
Tempo magazine for reportage published in the magazine last week.
Bakrie's family spokesperson Lalu Mara said, as quoted by
okezone.com on Monday, the family would report the magazine to police and file legal proceedings at the court.
He said the family objected to news articles in the weekly magazine, saying it was "full of lies".
Under the title
Siapa Peduli Bakrie (Who cares about Bakrie), the magazine highlights a problematic deal between the family and Northstar Pacific to buy a 35 percent stake in coal producer PT Bumi Resources.
The magazine also says Bakrie was the single biggest source of funding behind the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla pair during their election campaign in 2004.
(ewd)
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