25, child marriage is a form of violence against women.Īn anthology in Indonesian, Marrying Young in Indonesia: Voices, Law and Practices published this year by Pustaka Obor and launched last Nov. What? When study upon study have shown how harmful child marriage can be? Globally, Indonesia ranks among the top 10 for marriages under 18.Īccording to the United Nations, which commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women annually on Nov. What is wrong with them? Recently, a Supreme Court justice and spokesman said “the court cannot prohibit people from getting married, including minors” (see “Children have right to marry: Supreme Court”, the Post, Nov. It also raises the question of the Supreme Court. It says so in Article 14 of the Constitution, even though it has to be with due regard to the consideration of the House of Representatives. Nuril has sought amnesty from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who urged Nuril to appeal the verdict, but said heĬould not interfere with the legal process. So clearly society has a sense of justice it’s the legal system that fails its mandate, in the case of Nuril and many others.įor now, this outpouring of public support has had the effect of delaying her imprisonment. Activists in nine cities protested the jailing of Nuril and even Nahdladul Ulama, the country’s biggest Muslim organization, called on the Supreme Court to release Nuril. She is harassed by her philandering headmaster, and she is the one who gets punished? Hello?Ī petition for her release garnered thousands of signatures in no time. The public outcry over what was correctly perceived as an unjust verdict for Nuril was huge. In Nuril’s case, there is not even any mention of who disseminated the recording, and yet it was Nuril, the victim, who the Supreme Court sought to punish using the ITE Law. Reza got a lighter sentence, only two years. Well, Ariel didn’t distribute them, but he was fined and sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Ironic, because the latter prohibits dissemination of “immoral material”.
But it was Ariel who was punished not only under the law on pornography, but also the ITE Law. The tapes were distributed not by him, but by Reza Rizaldi, one of Ariel’s music editors who somehow got hold of them. He was tried, imprisoned and fined over sex tapes of him with a number of women. It reminds me of the “Peterporn” sex tape scandal in 2010, involving rock star Ariel of the band Peterpan. The first is the draconian ITE Law, which has claimed many (innocent) victims. There are many disturbing issues reflected in Nuril’s case. She was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and told to pay a fine of Rp 500 million, equivalent to almost US$35,000, as The Jakarta Post reported. Muslim appealed to the Supreme Court, which found Nuril guilty of violating Article 27 of the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law. She was put on trial, and was found not guilty by the Mataram District Court. He then reported Nuril to the provincial police. Someone got hold of the recording, and it went viral. Feeling afraid and harassed, to protect herself, she recorded one of the calls in which he verbally abused her. No, she did so because the headmaster, whose name was Muslim (sic!), would call her on the phone to tell her about his sexual exploits with other women. I wonder if in 2012, the headmaster of SMA 7 high school in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) sang this song to Baiq Nuril, 37, a contract teacher at the school? Was that the reason she recorded him? If only. Check out these lyrics: Don’t be angry if I tease you/Because you deserve to be teased / It’s your own fault that you are sweet / You have a very sweet face / So it’s natural that I tease you. One of them is “Mata Indah Bola Pingpong”(Beautiful Eyes Ping Pong Ball), released in 1987, which a friend half-jokingly said was an anthem for sexual harassment. So I was surprised when I found out he also does love songs. His songs bear titles such as “Rekening Gendut” (Fat Bank Accounts) criticizing corruption, “Bangsat” (Son of a Bitch) about politicians who exploit the people, or “Rubah” (Fox) about Indonesia’s judicial system which victimizes the people rather than protect them. Considered Indonesia’s Bob Dylan, he’s known for his bold lyrics, critical of social wrongs. Wed, Novem 09:09 1123 882ab4bc56dbda08a069b30877e343e1 3 Opinion iwan-fals,music,Baiq-Nuril-Maqmun,musician,sexual-harassment,victim-blaming,Sexual-assault,sexual-abuse,ITE-Law FreeĬan you be progressive and reactionary at the same time? Easily, many people are.
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