THE information shocked Press Council chief, Ichlasul Amal. Not long after the House of Representatives (DPR) enacted the Electronic Transactions and Information Law two weeks ago, a message was sent to his cellphone. It said that some articles in the new law could ‘send’ journalists to jail.

“I was stunned,” said the political science professor at Gadjah Mada University. “This week, we will have a meeting. We’ll also invite the Com