Libel defendant Prita Mulyasari, who was sued for complaining via email
about the service of Omni
International Hospital
in Tangerang, plans to sue three doctors for giving false testimony to the
police.
"We will report them for a crime. They did not gave correct testimony,"
Prita's lawyer Samsu Anwar said Tuesday, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
Prita is currently standing trial in a criminal case trial for being accused of
defamation by Omni
International Hospital
in Serpong, Tangerang.
In a September 2008 civil lawsuit, the court ordered her to pay Rp 50 million
(US$4,761) of the Rp 400 million compensation demanded by the hospital, as well
as make a public apology in two printed media outlets.
Samsu said the hospital's doctors, Dr. Hengky Gozali, Dr. Grace and Dr. Indah,
would be reported for giving false testimony during the civic case trial.
On Monday, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) encouraged
Prita to counter-sue the hospital.
Prita has gained much supports for the case, including from 250,000 members of
Facebook networking site. (dre)
