Indonesia court orders Jokowi to apologise for Papua internet curbs | Malay Mail

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JAKARTA, June 3 — An Indonesian court today ordered President Joko Widodo to make an official apology after ruling that his government’s decision to rein in internet speeds to contain civil unrest in the Papua region last year was unlawful. Demonstrations broke out in a number of cities last...

Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020 05:44 PM MYT

Demonstrations broke out in a number of cities last August after Papuan students in the city of Surabaya on Java island were allegedly taunted with racist slurs. The court ordered the government to publish the apology in three national newspapers and broadcast it on six television stations within one month of the ruling.

 

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