Ram explains delays

IN Media Watch Briefs | 26/04/2012

Former editor in chief of the Hindu N Ram has responded to Sten Lindstrom’s assertion that the Hindu published the Bofors documents including Martin Arbo’s notes and diary months after they had them. He says the former Swedish police chief was not willing to give all the documents in one go. Also some of the documents had to be translated accurately from Swedish, due diligence had to be done, and connections made about the semi-coded diary entries.

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