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An Indonesian defamation law landed this teacher 6 months in jail for documenting her abuser

November 29, 2018Justice

Indonesia’s Supreme Court sentenced Baiq Nuril Makmun to 6 months in prison for documenting her abuser. But public outrage over the verdict has forced the office of the attorney general to temporarily suspend her imprisonment.

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