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Issue of the day: A man arrested for defaming President

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The Jakarta Post
Sat, November 1, 2014

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Issue of the day:  A man arrested for defaming President

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Teguh Samudra, a member of President Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo'€™s legal team, revealed on Wednesday that his team had reported a satay skewer seller with the initials MA, to the police for allegedly defaming the country'€™s President on social media platform Facebook. He said his team had reported the 27-year-old man to the police on July 27, adding that it had yet to revoke the report as of today.

He explained that his team had filed the police report because MA'€™s actions could not be tolerated and had violated the Pornography Law and Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law.

Your comments:

I feel sorry for this poor satay seller, who just didn'€™t exercise good judgment. Give him a slap on the wrist and send him on his way. This isn'€™t the New Order.

Lasem Benny


We have the right to criticize our president. Any president should be able to take it. So let'€™s put the focus on the violation of the Pornography Law, the increasing availability of pornographic material and sexual abuse.

Fussion

How is this a problem? I can list 1001 problems in this country and some idiot posting porn is not one of them. Besides, people should have a right to express themselves however they want, even if we don'€™t agree with it.

I voted for Jokowi because I believe he can solve our economic problems and defend our democratic ideals, a necessity in ensuring the continuation of this republic.

Most importantly, I voted for Jokowi because I believe he can change Indonesians'€™ mind-set about the meaning of hierarchy and lineage, that it is nowhere near as important as the person and strength of character.

While this is a small issue, any infringement on people'€™s right to express themselves is an impediment to that end.

Had he used some nobody'€™s head, would anyone have made a fuss? If he'€™s done anything wrong, he'€™s infringed the contract terms with Facebook, since as far as I know, you can'€™t post pornographic images on that site. Facebook should be dealing with him.

Ronnie Nolan

Around 15 percent of our population has a low IQ.

If the President allows the parents of these people to meet him for forgiveness, then so be it. Prison is the other option.

Animi


Forgive him Pak Jokowi. He'€™s a result of our bad education system. Let'€™s focus on things that are more important.

Malam

No wrong has been done. He has every right to mock or criticize, especially if it is directed at a public figure.

Brien
 
If it'€™s pornography, it'€™s against the law in this country.

Jaytee

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