Prita’s Perilous Email
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
THIS is what happens when the law is interpreted by people wearing blinkers: Prita Mulyasari, a mother who is still breastfeeding her second child, was jailed for sending an email in which she complained about the poor service at Omni International Hospital. The police charged her with defamation according to the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 16 months imprisonment. The prosecutor used another ploy to justify his charges: Art
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