When Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) passed a new criminal code on Dec 6, it was supposed to be a moment of national pride. Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly hailed it as “mission accomplished in decolonising” the legal system.
Instead, it drew unflattering headlines as the outside world reacted with astonishment and disbelief, mixed with criticism.
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