Misplaced Arrest
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
A journalist in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, has been arrested and charged with spreading interethnic hatred in an article about a land conflict involving a plantation company. This should have been resolved through the Press Council.
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THE South Kalimantan police should not be handling a journalistic case involving a reporter with the Banjarhits website, Diananta Putra Sumedi. After detaining and naming him a suspect, the police charged Diananta with spreading information concerning ethnic, religious, racial and intergroup (SARA) issues that could cause offense. However, according to a recommendation from the Press Council, this case was resolved in February.
The dispute
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