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Teacher faces charges, dismissal for posting criticism in Facebook
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 06/09/2009 5:30 PM | National
Another citizen is facing libel charges for posting criticism in popular online social network Facebook, in the wake of public outcry over controversial detention of a housewife in Tangerang for sharing her complaint about hospital services over the Internet.Indra Sutriafi Pipil, a teacher of state vocational school in the North Sulawesi city of Kotamubagu, told Antara news agency on Tuesday he was also facing dismissal for allegedly defaming Mayor Djelantik Mokodompit.
In his Facebook account, Indra said of rampant “corruption of work hours” in the municipality administration office.
Kotamubagu police post chief First Insp. Muhammad Monoarfa said he had received a report filed by municipality administration and handed over the case to the local prosecutor’s office. Reports said that like the Tangerang housewife Prita Mulyasari, Indra would be charged under the 2008 Information and Electronic Transaction Law, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in jail.
Regional administration secretary Muhamad Mokoginta admitted the libel lawsuit filed against Indra, saying the teacher had discredited the administration.
“We reported the case to the law enforcers about last month,” he said.
The Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy revealed last week its latest survey, which ranked the bureaucracy in Indonesia the second worst in Asia.
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Trisha (not verified) — Wed, 06/10/2009 - 12:16pm
“Curioser and curioser,” said Alice to the Cheshire Cat. “I dreamed I was in a democratic country where people could express their opinion and speak their mind quite openly without resorting to satire and nursery rhymes. What a silly, nonsensical sort of place that must be,” said Alice clapping her baby hands together in glee.
“But now I look around and see the new Queen of the Kingdom speaking in tongues and promising to learn a new one every other day (which never ever falls today), her littlest princess gobbling up the puff pastry pork pies her mother cooked so nicely for her (she is not really sure if they were pies or quiches, which rhymes with glitches you know) The Red Queen, her game of croquet disturbed yet again by Facebooks and Friendsters and all manner of writings, is calling for another naughty head to roll while making sure that suppression is taken out of the closet for a good airing along with the blanket of silence, all the kings soldiers are riding their sea horses and the Humpty Dumpties (there really are so very many of them, Cheshire Cat) are still making words mean just what they want them to – and paying them nicely each Saturday night for their good work. Ah Cheshire Cat, I know I am safely home down the rabbit hole into Wonderland,” said Alice rubbing sleepy eyes awake. With apologies to Lewis Caroll.
Andersen — Wed, 06/10/2009 - 1:02am
I hope the mayor Djelantik Mokodompit will be punished for his obuse of power in this case. My full support for the teacher and the freedomin Indonesia to critizise corrupt and inefficient people in power.