“It is a weak, insecure and dishonest man who seeks to make himself look accomplished, not through his own efforts but by defaming others”
irene roche
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander”
Abraham Lincoln
“My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.”
Charles Barkley
“I lean toward it's not (defamation). Some of it is opinion. (In) some parts of the state, voting with liberal Democrats is not a bad thing at all.”
Chip Babcock
“While this decision sets an important precedent in the trying of defamation cases, it is only the beginning. In order for journalists to be protected from serving jail time, the decision to use the Press Law and not the penal code when involving the media must be used by all Indonesian courts.”
Warren Christopher
“While this is a landmark crucial step in our campaign to abolish criminal defamation in Indonesia, we still have more work to do.”
“Any prison sentence for an offence of opinion is unacceptable, even in cases of insult or defamation.”
Reporters Without Borders
