Taken away: Police officers escorting Heri out of the courtroom after his trial in Banyuwangi, East Java province. — AFP
Banyuwangi (Indonesia): An Indonesian environmentalist has been sentenced to 10 months in prison under a tough anti-communism law, a legacy of one of the darkest chapters in its history.
A court in East Java handed down the sentence on Tuesday after finding Heri Budiawan, 38, guilty of spreading communism during a demonstration last year against the opening of a local gold mine.
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