It must draw up a code of professional standards and conduct. Finally, the blacklist drawn up under Suharto's Presidency still names about 25 foreign journalists who are banned from entering Indonesia. Journalists killed Two journalists were killed in Indonesia in 1999, although on 1 January 2000 it was impossible to state with certainty that they had died because of their work. Both were close to the government. According to some sources, members of separatist groups in Aceh could be responsible.
Police have no clues to the crime so far.
Supriadi, a journalist with Medan Pos, was found dead in Buki Hagu, Aceh, on 5 August. He had been stabbed several times and shot in the chest, and his head was badly bruised. His wife said he had been kidnapped from their home two days earlier by two strangers. The editor of Medan Pos said Supriadi had written reports on a corruption scandal concerning a farm project. Journalists attacked About 12 journalists were assaulted on 6 March as they were covering clashes between students and the police and army.