Indonesian activists slam rule allowing police oversight of foreign journalists

Indonesian activists slam rule allowing police oversight of foreign journalists

Indonesian National Police said the new rule was necessary to "maintain state sovereignty over Indonesian territory and to provide protection for foreigners in Indonesian territory".

Press freedom at risk: Indonesian activists slams new rule allows police oversight of foreign journalists

JAKARTA, April 3 — Indonesian activists today decried a new regulation allowing police to monitor foreign journalists and researchers working in the country, a move they say would limit press freedom. The new rule, issued on March 10 but recently published online, said a police letter is needed for foreigners doing their work “on certain locations”, though it does not specify which sites. The National Police said the new rule was necessary to “m…