September 04, 2002
Indonesians tried for insulting president
This news may be too late, but it still important for everybody to know:Two Indonesian demonstrators have gone on trial on charges of insulting the president under a law that has not been used since the resignation of President Suharto four years ago.
The two men were arrested for trampling on pictures of President Megawati Sukarnoputri and the Vice President, Hamzah Haz, and pouring rotten food on the photos during an anti-government protest.
If convicted of the criminal offence of insulting the president, the two defendants face a maximum of six years in prison.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
--via Joe
Posted at September 04, 2002 11:39 AM | Indonesia
