Today’s Legal Enlightenment (Thursday, 21 July, 2022) – “CRIMINAL CASE RELATED TO THE PRESS”

In the case of Bambang Harimurti, the Supreme Court has made several legal considerations, which are essentially states:

1.              The court is wrong when applying the Criminal Code, where the case is a case related to press reporting whose scope is regulated in the Press Law.

2.              The court must consider the philosophical foundation that supports the Press Law that the national press must be the fourth pillar of democracy, so the Judges must contribute to building legal protection for press workers and consider the Press Law as lex specialis.

3.              The press regulations must be prioritized over other regulations including the Criminal Code.

Supreme Court Decision No. 1608 K/Pid/2005 dated February 9, 2006

Regards,

Fredrik J. Pinakunary