A Bad Report Card for Jokowi and Ma’ruf
Monday, October 26, 2020
CIVIL society groups are saying that freedom of speech and expression are getting worse during the second term of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin’s administration.
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Arrests against those who are critical toward the government is one indication of the increasingly repressive government.
Law Faculty Dean of Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Sigit Riyanto, believes that democracy in Indonesia has gone backwards to the authoritarian era. Moreover, state authorities are allegedly involved in exercising repression. Pressure also comes from pro-government ‘buzzers’—or social media influencers.
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