Omni International Hospital has agreed to drop its civil suit against Prita Mulyasari, asking the court not to execute the verdict that asks Prita to pay Rp 204 million (US$21,600) for defaming the hospital.
“[We] hope that our goodwill will be accepted by Ibu Prita Mulyasari,” the hospital's director Dr. Bina Ratna told reporters at the hospital on Friday.
The Banten High Court had decided that Prita, the housewife who complained about the hospital's poor services through her blog, was guilty of defamation and fined her Rp 204 million.
Prita and her legal team had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the civil suit verdict. They are seeking Rp 133 million for material damage and Rp 1 trillion in compensation for immaterial damage.
Prita is still facing criminal charges at Tangerang District Court for spreading libel through email, breaching an electronic information and transaction law.
Ratna said that Omni respects the on going legal process, but “hope that what we do now could be considered by the judges in the trial.”
The civil suit compensation ordered by the Banten High Court, has started initiatives communities to donate coins for Prita.
Slamet Yuwono, a member of Prita's legal team from O.C. Kaligis and Associates, said Wednesday material support from community members had reached an estimated Rp 400 million. He said Rp 50 million of the figure was estimated to have come from donations from the public.
The Coins for Prita initiative expanded to many other areas aside from her hometown of Tangerang. Everyone from trash pickers to students have donated coins for collection.
Leaders of the movement agreed that Dec. 14 would be the final day for coin collection. The final amount raised will be announced on Dec. 17.
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