18 Years of Reformation, Freedom of Expression Still Under Threat
21 May 2016 10:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Executive Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) Supriyadi Widodo Eddyono said eighteen years after the “reformation”, freedom of expression has improved although several things need to be improved.
Supriyadi said that freedom of expression has been guaranteed in the 1945 Constitution; however, there are also regulations that are considered repressive.
Supriyadi pointed out that based on ICJR data, there were about 40 cases of criminalization of freedom of expression on the Internet in 2015.
In addition, he said that the practices of the banning of books, discussions and film screenings accused leftist or communist ideology recently are still rampant.
"The rising number of the restrictions, threats and criminalization happen because there are laws or regulations that threaten freedom of expression in the Indonesian legal system," said Supriyadi in a discussion titled Quo Vadis 18 Years after Reformation at the office of Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), Kalibata Timur, South Jakarta, on Friday (20/5).
ARIEF HIDAYAT