Indonesia is one of the world's largest democracies, but it's weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent
- Written by Tim Mann, Associate Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockTwo former coordinators of one of Indonesia’s most prominent human rights organisations have escaped conviction in a defamation case brought by a powerful government minister. While their astonishing acquittal is welcome, the case marked a bleak new low for freedom of expression in one of the world’s largest democracies.
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