This document discusses freedom of expression and freedom of the press under Indonesian law. It notes that freedom of expression is protected under Article 28 of the 1945 Indonesian constitution. It also discusses that freedom of the press is important for democracy and allows information to flow between the government and society. The document then discusses that journalists have the right to seek information without facing physical violence and should receive legal protections.
This document discusses freedom of expression and freedom of the press under Indonesian law. It notes that freedom of expression is protected under Article 28 of the 1945 Indonesian constitution. It also discusses that freedom of the press is important for democracy and allows information to flow between the government and society. The document then discusses that journalists have the right to seek information without facing physical violence and should receive legal protections.
This document discusses freedom of expression and freedom of the press under Indonesian law. It notes that freedom of expression is protected under Article 28 of the 1945 Indonesian constitution. It also discusses that freedom of the press is important for democracy and allows information to flow between the government and society. The document then discusses that journalists have the right to seek information without facing physical violence and should receive legal protections.
Freedom to express one's thoughts orally as stated in Article
28 of the 1945 Constitution. This confirms that freedom to express opinions is a very fundamental human right and is protected by the 1954 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia).
One of the reasons for freedom of the press is the sovereignty
of the people and an important part of freedom in expressing thoughts and opinions in public. The press is a medium of information, aspirations and communication and is a bridge between the government and society. That freedom of the press is one of the manifestations of the people and is a very important element in creating democratic social, national and state life. Protection of the safety of those seeking information in order to carry out their duties as seeking information in the midst of violence without physical violence and must receive legal guarantees and protection.
This research is normative research. Normative legal research
is research conducted or focused on positive law in the form of statutory law.
The criminal act of maltreatment is regulated in the provisions
of Article 351 of the Criminal Code. Another term that is often used to refer to this type of criminal act is the criminal act of maltreatment in the main form. Article 351 of the Criminal Code which states the following: 1. Maltreatment is punishable by a maximum imprisonment of two years
eight months or a maximum penalty of four thousand five
hundred rupiah. 2. If the act results in serious injury, then guilt is threatened
with a maximum prison sentence of seven years. 3. If the act
results in death, the guilty person is threatened with imprisonment for a maximum of seven years.
4. Deliberately damaging someone's health is equated with
abuse. 5. Attempting to commit this crime is not punishable.