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View all search resultsKPU to remove press punishment from regulation
Inresponse to protests by the media, an officialwith the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the annulment of anarticle in KPU regulations stipulating punishment for the press
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nresponse to protests by the media, an officialwith the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the annulment of anarticle in KPU regulations stipulating punishment for the press.
'We will remove article 46 entirely and focus on violations by political parties. Authorities like the press council and the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission can address violations by the press,' KPU commissioner Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah said on Wednesday according to Kompas.com.
Another KPU Commissioner Hadar N Gumay earlier admitted that the KPU had been careless in adopting the article because they were on tight deadlines.
Article 46 stipulated various punishments for journalists and media over violations during the general elections. The article allowed the KPU to revoke publishing permits if severe violations are spotted.
The article sparked protests from the Independent Journalist Association and the Legal Aid Foundation for the Press, who claimed that the KPU had no authority over the press and should entrust monitoring to the appropriate agencies.(nai/dic)
