Light Penalties for Cyber Crimes
The defendant in a cyber crime case involving Mustika Ratu's domain name is currently facing four months imprisonment and a Rp30 million fine. Is this a case of trial and error for Indonesia's first cyber crime trial?
November 27, 2001
Indonesia's first trial of cyber crime has law enforcers stumped. Last Thursday at Central Jakarta's District Court, Prosecutor Yoseph N. Eddy demanded a sentence of four months imprisonment and a Rp30 million fine, against Tjandra Sugiono. Tjandra, 32, formerly a PT Martina Bertho international marketing manager, is on trial for pirating the www.mustika-ratu.com domain name, on the Internet.
The light sentence and penalties illustrate the pro
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