Bambang Harymurti ([ˈbambaŋ hariˈmʊrti]; born 10 December 1956), commonly referred to by his initials BHM,[1] is an Indonesian journalist and editor-in-chief of Tempo.

[1] Harymurti holds received BS in electrical engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology in 1984[1] and an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Harymurti stated that the suspension was for "not following orders" and forgetting to inform the head editor of Media Indonesia's Sunday Edition that the cover story should have been changed to an article about then-President Suharto's birthday.

[15] In a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Human Rights Watch also criticised Indonesia's "more restrictive environment" for journalists, which it said Harymurti had come to symbolise.

[16] US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz criticised the arrest in a New York Times editorial, stating that the trial had "implications far beyond the courtroom in Jakarta", describing it as a test for Indonesian democracy.

[17] On 16 September 2004, Harymurti was found guilty of "defamation and false reporting" and sentenced to a year in prison, while Taufik and Ali were exonerated.

[19] A court spokesperson stated, "We want to ensure that journalists are protected",[13] and affirmed the National Press Law was lex specialis, above the criminal code (KUHP).