State Secrets Law
Overlapping State Secrets
The government has three months to revise the Draft Law on State Secrets. Some believe that it will be better if it is just abandoned.
June 10, 2008
FORTY-FIVE articles in the Draft Law on State Secrets have now been returned to the desk of Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono. This was the result of a decision by 10 factions on Wednesday two weeks ago. Grouped under the House of Representatives (DPR) Defense Commission, the 10 factions asked the government to revise the draft law within three months. “The substance of the draft is totally out of sync with the Freedom of Public Information Bil
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