Indonesian Minister Says Twitter Offenders May Face Up To 7-12 Years In Jail
The Communications and Information Minister of Indonesia has said that anyone found tweeting content that violates the law could face between 7 and 12 years in prison.
Minister Tifatul Sembiring said this week that he was actively seeking Twitter accounts that broke the law or tweeted insults and attacks towards others – even if those accounts were anonymous or lacked identifying information.
The Jakarta Globe reports that Minister Sembiring warned Indonesians that the government was willing to seek out anonymous users found misusing Twitter:
“If they violate the laws, they will be punished.
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