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Koran Tempo (subscription only or buy the paper) today quoted the Legal Press Assistance Board (Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Pers) as saying that China is meddling with the freedom of the Press in Indonesa. The evidence of that, said the board, was when the Chinese Embassy here sent alettet to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission protesting against a radio staion in Batam, Erabaru (Voice of Hope)  for airing Falun Gong teachings.
The embassy has apparently asked the Commission to revoke the broadcasting license of Erabaru because of this.

Erabaru’s Operational Manager Rakhmat Pudiyanto was quoted by the paper as saying that the station, which broadcasts 60 percent of  its programs in Mandarin, does air news about Falun Gong activities because he and some friends were practitioners of Falun Gong.

Direktur Eksekutif LBH Pers Hendrayana mengatakan, dalam surat itu, Cina menuduh radio Erabaru menyebarkan ajaran Falun Gong, yang keberadaannya di Cina dilarang pemerintah Cina. “Bahkan dalam surat itu Kedutaan Besar Cina meminta KPI mencabut izin siaran radio itu,” kata dia di Jakarta pekan lalu.

Menurut Manajer Operasional Radio Erabaru Rakh