President, Not Deity

A legal clause on insulting the president has taken its toll again. This clause should be abolished, in the spirit of the new constitution.

May 17, 2005

SHOULD a citizen be punished so that the president's dignity be preserved? If this question was asked of Monang Tambunan, a university student and activist in Jakarta, he would reply with a resounding no. He also feels the six-month sentence handed to him by the Central Jakarta District Court, for insulting President Yudhoyono during a protest against the increase of fuel prices, as excessive. Wayan Gendo Suardana, another student activi

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