Information and Analysis, 14 July 2012
by Alex Flor
The Indonesian Constitution gives people the freedom to be atheists or communists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was told by Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD. These words, cited by the daily Jakarta Post sound nice.
As a matter of fact, Indonesian laws up until today are restrictive on the point of spreading communist ideology. Whether it be a revival of the PKI (Partai Komunis Indonesia), once the biggest communist party outside of communist ... read more