The Impact of the Bill on the Criminal Code towards Press Freedom
15 Juli 2022 | MediaCentre2
The Press Council has been and continues to pay close attention to the process of discussing the Criminal Code Bill (RUU KUHP) and has submitted a note IN September 2019 to the House of Representatives against a number of articles of the Criminal Code Bill. To fulfil one of the functions of the Press Council in accordance with Article 15 paragraph (2) of Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press (Press Law), namely conducting an assessment for the development of press life, the Press Council provides views on the discussion process and some provisions in the Criminal Code Bill. The Press Council emphasizes that journalistic work is not a crime that CAN be criminalized.
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