‘Stowaway’ Articles must be Revoked

Several articles in the Electronic Information and Transactions Law threaten press freedom. An immediate judicial review is critically needed.

April 8, 2008

THE Electronic Information and Transactions Law, passed by the House of Representatives (DPR) last week, is an important piece of legislation. But it contains major flaws: there are articles that threaten the freedom of the press guaranteed in the Constitution. This “negligence” is regrettable.

This does not mean we are opposed to the law, which was drawn up at the initiative of the government. In this age of high technology, there are very

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