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Article 18 (1) of the 1999 Press Law stipulates that every individual found guilty of obstructing journalists from doing their work may face a maximum punishment of two years in prison or a Rp 500 million (US$32,234) fine.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) and the Legal Aid Institute for Press (LBH Pers) urged the police to arrest the perpetrators and charge them under the group violence or vandalism articles of the Criminal Code as well as the Press Law that stipulates the protection of journalists in conducting their work.
Civil groups have raised concerns over violence against press workers and growing restrictions on press freedom following the alleged arson attack that left a reporter in North Sumatra dead, as well as assaults against several journalists in Jakarta.
