Indonesian President's slander prohibits criminal law amendment protest day after day protests September 30 20:48
In Indonesia, large-scale demonstrations are being held every day against various proposals to amend the criminal law, which makes it illegal to slander the president and vice president.
In Indonesia, the parliament is proceeding with deliberation on a criminal law amendment that includes banning the slander of the president and vice presidents and imprisonment for up to five years, and prohibiting pre-marital negotiations. Demonstrations are held every day in various places.
On the 30th, many university students gathered around the parliament in the capital Jakarta and appealed that "the revision of the criminal law would go against democracy.
So far, President Joko has asked Parliament to postpone voting for the amendment, and Congress is responding to it. Such protests are expected to continue in the future.