Golput has also invited derision from members of Jokowi’s team: His security minister, Wiranto, told reporters that “if we can’t use the terrorism law, there are other laws. We can also use the [electronic information and transactions law] or the criminal code” to penalize those who encourage nonvoting. Former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said in a speech in Sukoharjo, Central Java, in March that not voting was “cowardly.”
Indonesians Fight for Their Right to Not Vote https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/16/indonesians-fight-for-their-right-to-not-vote/ It's an act of protest—but the government calls it terrorism. BY STANLEY WIDIANTO https://foreignpolicy.com/author/stanley-widianto/ | APRIL 16, 2019, 10:38 AM
