Indonesian woman goes to jail after recording lewd calls from her boss — while he walks free:
An Indonesian woman who tried to report her employer for alleged sexual harassment has been jailed by the country’s Supreme Court,The court ruled that Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was a teacher on the island of Lombok, was guilty of violating anti-pornography laws, overturning her acquittal by a lower court, according to Reuters. She was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a $35,383 fine. The court’s decision cannot be appealed.
Maknun had complained of getting lewd phone calls from the principal of a high school where she had worked since 2012, Reuters reports, citing court documents. In the calls, the principal shared explicit details of his sexual encounters and demanded she engage in an affair, according toMaknun recorded some of the calls, gave a recording to a third person, and distributed a recording on an electronic device, the documents showed.
Maknun’s legal team said clemency can’t be sought unless a jail sentence is at least two years long, but that the president could grant amnesty. President Joko Widodo has said that Maknun could seek amnesty if she did not find justice through a judicial review, Reuters reports. A spokeswoman for the president declined to comment on the latest ruling.
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