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| Hamzah Haz asks opponents not to slander him |
| 2003-02-26 |
| Vice President Hamzah Haz urges his opponents not to resort to slander to destroy his political career. Haz on Tuesday appealed to his critics not to use smear tactics against him. Asked who his political opponents are, the vice president and leader of the Islam-based United Development Party (PPP) simply said: âI donât know.â However, he did say the press should not sell cheap news — a reference to recent media speculation that police arrested one of his daughters during a drugs bust last Thursday night in Jakarta. If Indonesia was a normal country, Mr Veep's own words should be enough to "slander" him, regardless of anything his daughter might have done. Haz has described the reports as slanderous and says they are part of a systematic campaign to end his political career. But he is yet to file any lawsuits over the alleged libel. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |