Document #1410510

AI – Amnesty International

Urgent Action: 217/17 [ASA 21/7131/2017]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1410510/1226_1507101373_asa2171312017english.pdf

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ecoi.net summary:
Human rights defender Novel Baswedan criminally charged for defamation in connection with an email he wrote as union representative; Baswedan, who is also an investigator for the independent anti-corruption commission, was attacked with acid during ongoing investigation in April 2017
Country:
Indonesia
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
25 September 2017
Document ID:
1410510 (former ID 347308)

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