Tag: Criminal Code
West Papua: Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president to address
By Elaine Pearson
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) addressed Australia’s Parliament yesterday.
Indonesia is often referred to as the democratic success story of Southeast...
Sano Malifa: Criminal libel and PM Tuilaepa’s ‘gift’ from American Samoa
OPINION: Samoa Observer editorial by Gatoaitele Savea Sano Malifa
Let’s face it. For every beginning there is an end. And for every end there is...
Timor-Leste judge acquits two journalists facing jail for defamation
By Bob Howarth in Dili, Timor-Leste
A Dili District Court judge has acquitted two Timor-Leste journalists on a charge of criminal defamation on the grounds...
Indonesian workers, legal aid lawyers fight ‘disobedience’ charges
By Indra Budiari and Safrin La Batu in Jakarta
When Dian Septi Trisnati decided to take part in a labor protest demanding a review of...
Indonesian law outlawing presidential insults unlikely to pass, say analysts
Report by Pacific Media Centre
A draft Indonesian Criminal Code amendment, condemed by critics as undermining freedom of speech, is interpreted to mean that burning...