Jakarta: Indonesians could be jailed for criticising national politicians under a new law, in what critics slammed as a major step back for the world’s third-biggest democracy.
The vaguely worded Bill passed the 560-member house last month but has just become official, over the objections of President Joko Widodo who refused to sign off on the controversial legislation.
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