Indonesian human rights activists point out that the criminal code passed by the government contains even more alarming details than the ban on premarital affairs – namely, it is a broad assault on freedom of speech in general, as DW's Arti Ekawati reports.
despite widespread opposition from the public and civil society.
"Expressing your opinion will be seen as an insult to the president, vice president and state institutions," she told DW. "This contentious and overreaching new Criminal Code will only do more harm to an already shrinking civic space in Indonesia. The reinstatement of provisions banning insults to the president and vice president, the sitting government as well as state institutions will further entrench obstacles to freedom of speech while criminalizing legitimate and peaceful dissent," the statement added.The newly ratified criminal code consists of 37 chapters and 624 articles.
Hamid from Amnesty International told DW he is discussing a plan to submit a judicial review together with other civil society actors and non-government organizations.Taffi Hensan from the University of Indonesia's Student Executive Board said he is very concerned about articles in the criminal code prohibiting dissemination of ideas opposed to Indonesia's state ideology known as"Pancasila.
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