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View all search resultsThe Constitutional Law Society (CLS), the student community that organized the discussion, said the event, scheduled for Friday, was meant to be a response to recent public discussions about the possibility of dismissing the President for what some perceive as his inadequate handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The activists – Surya Anta, Ambrosius Mulait, Dano Tabuni, Charles Kossay and Ariana Lokbere – had been convicted of treason for protesting in support of Papuan independence in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta in August of last year.
Judges have sent activists to prison for committing treason during a protest supporting Papuan independence last August. A human rights watchdog criticized the decision, saying they had the right to assemble and voice their opinions.
A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason in a case that has drawn condemnation from rights groups as a move by longtime leader Hun Sen to crush political rivals.
Seven Papuan students and Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua spokesperson Surya Anta were arrested by the Jakarta Police on Friday and Saturday and are currently being detained at the National Police's Mobile Brigade detention center in Depok, West Java.
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