THE Constitutional Court ruling revoking the law that gave the Attorney General’s Office the right to ban books is a huge step forward for democracy. This institution, led by Mahfud Md, deserves praise. The court granted the request from the plaintiffs—those directly affected—to remove from the statute books Law No. 4/PNPS/1963 on the Security of Printed Books. The court decided that the provisions of the law violated the Constitution.

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