Remotely editing logfiles

The defence counsel asked Stunt if it was possible to cut some text from one log file and paste it into another log file from a remote computer. Stunt dismissed the idea: "Remotely, the answer would be no. It is impossible, the technology does not exist," he said.

Article: Accused port hacker says log files were 'edited'
Well Cut and paste something from your local PC to a remote one is not possible I guess. But why shouldn’t you just download / edit / upload the log. It has the same result and is trivial… it looks like one of:
- the above article is an incomplete representation of the mentioned trial
- the researcher is incapable of doing the research in question
You name it