Pancasila and the Problematic Blasphemy Law
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2017-06-12
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PT. Niskala Media Tenggara
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The op-ed article about Indonesia's Blasphemy Law published in The Jakarta Post. Indonesia’s blasphemy provision of the Criminal Code is based on the 1965 blasphemy law. The problem with the law is that it lacks clarity as to what acts constitute “blasphemy” or “religious defamation,” leaving their interpretation open to abuse by political opponents. The core problem of this law lies in the fact that blasphemy has never been clearly defined.
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Burdzik, T. (2017, June 12). Pancasila and the problematic blasphemy law. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved from http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2017/06/12/pancasila-and-the-problematic-blasphemy-law.html