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Don't blame Internet law for Prita's detention: Official
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 06/03/2009 11:22 PM | National
The legal adviser for the communications and information minister, Edmon Makarim, said Wednesday the libel case implicating housewife Prita Mulyasari could not justify calls for the revocation of the 2008 Law on Electronic Information and Transactions due to suspicion that it would stifle freedom of speech.Prita is charged with Article 27 of the law after she sent an email containing her complaint about services at Omni International Hospital Alam Sutera in Tangerang, Banten.
“Don't judge the law if you don't know exactly what happened. The trial has not even started yet,” Edmon told a seminar at University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java.
“Who knows if there was a conspiracy behind the case? We know that the hospital business today is full of competition,” he added.
“I don't want to comment on Prita's particular case. The point is, if you transmit slander through the Internet, you are subject to criminal charges,” Edmon said. (bbs)
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Concerned (not verified) — Thu, 06/04/2009 - 12:14am
The question still remains, why should a person be denied access to their own medical records?