Doing away with an "Offensive" Act
The Constitutional Court removed the phrase "offensive acts" from Article 335 of the Criminal Code. The ambiguous provision had frequently been abused.
January 28, 2014
M SHOLEH could not convey the good news to his client, Oei Alimin Sukamto. Although Alimin had filed a request for a judicial review of Article 335 of the Criminal Code (KUHP), he disappeared while the review was underway. "I have no idea where he is," Sholeh said.
On Thursday two weeks ago, the Constitutional Court granted the request of the tire entrepreneur from Surabaya. The court abolished the phrase "offensive acts" from the article in questio
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