A woman convicted on defamation charges
for speaking up against her alleged abuser (dikenakan dakwaan tuntutan)
is pinning her last hope on the President
after the Supreme Court has turned down an appeal to challenge
her conviction.
In a verdict that
reflects the country’s weak protection for women,
the court has rejected a case review petition filed by
Baiq Nuril,
a former state high school employee in
Mataram,
, who had taped allegedly
offensive remarks from Muslim, her former boss,
and distributed them.
As Nuril is on course to serving six months
behind bars
and paying a fine of Rp 500
million (about US$34,650),
the man still walks free
since the sexual harassment case that she filed against him has been
ignored.
She has exhausted all
legal avenues available to her,
leaving only an
amnesty from President that can set her free. Plaintive: ... (menyisakan)
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