Defamation
A Return Ticket to Repression?
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Critics say that repressive provisions within the Criminal Code are being invoked to stifle criticism of the government. Does the Criminal Code liken the president to a monarch?
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Last week, Islamic Youth Movement Head, M. Iqbal Siregar was found guilty of insulting the President. Chaired by Justice Kornel Sianturi, a Central Jakarta District Court judicial panel sentenced Siregar to six months in prison. The court verdict was more lenient than the prosecutor's request for one year. Siregar listened to the court read out its verdict in silence. He will be released in one week, having already served the ma
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