Prita Mulyasari
Posted on June 3, 2009
Prita Mulyasari with her two children before being detained for writing complain against Omni International Hospital in which she was treated as a patient, i.e. consumer. So, consumer will no longer be able to complain if this decision not retracted and will create a very bad precedent in the future for freedom of speech in this country. She could be jailed for six years and fine upto IDR 520 billion (or USD 52 million). Ridiculous.
Update 16.00 Jakarta Time: Presidential candidate Megawati Sukarnoputri visited her at prison. And the result: her status change within minutes, from imprisonment into house arrest! As I said below, law in Indonesia is with the one who has money and/or power. You should be the ones or having friend with that qualifications.
Watch Video the moment she was jailed and then released under house arrest
Prita Mulyasari an Indonesian woman, a housewife, who is currently being detained in Tangerang women penitentiary by the district prosecutors’ office. She has been accused of defamation against Omni International Hospital in Serpong, Tangerang, for writing a complaint in a mailing list. Prita, however, denies that. In an interview with Metro TV a moments ago she says she writes her complain to her ten friends via private email, not mailing list.
The fact is she is detained. And if there’s no further intervention or pressure she could be jailed for about six years.
Here’s the exact reason as reported by the Jakarta Post (29/5/09):
Indonesian Human Rights and Legal Aid Association (PBHI) coordinator Anggara said Prita complained in an email about the hospital’s services when she had a health check on Aug 7.
“She wrote the email because the hospital ignored her when she asked for her medical records,” Anggara said.
The patient’s complaints should not have been considered as defamation because as a customer, she had a right to complain, he said.
“We condemned the hospitals and doctors treating Prita for ignoring the patient and instead filing a civil lawsuit and criminal prosecution against her on Sept. 8.”
And report from Tempointeraktif.com (3/6/09)
The 32-year-old woman explained that her complaint about the hospital was sent to ten of her friends from her private email. Nurkholis found the right of a mother and a child that is violated.
Meanwhile, Omni hospital is still giving time for Prita to apologize. “As long as the apology is written,” said the hospital’s attorney, Risma Situmorang, yesterday. Risma explained that Prita has submitted an apology but it was not in writing.
Give your support for Prita Mulyasari at least by writing a piece about her in your blog. If a private email can get someone to jail, a blog can be worse. More important, save Indonesia from any undemocratic rule and give pressure the one which prosecute her.
16,000 Support for Prita
Jakarta Globe on June 2 reports
More than 16,000 people have joined an online support group on Facebook for a mother currently in prison for a “defamatory” e-mail she sent out about the standard of care in an exclusive Tangerang hospital.
The plight of 32-year-old Prita Mulyasari, who has two children, has also caught the attention of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and nongovermental organizations like the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) and the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI).
In a statement released on Monday, the PBHI demanded that the Tangerang District Court, which ruled against Prita in a civil case last month and ordered she be taken into custody pending a criminal hearing this week, reverse its decision and free her.
It also demanded that the House of Representatives and the Constitutional Court revise the Criminal Code’s defamation section because it was frequently used to restrict free speech.
Indonesian law is not known for protecting the ordinary people like Prita. Prosecutor and judge are more likely to be more “friendly” to the one who might benefit them–you know what I am talking about.
Speaking of Omni Hospital, I think, the hospital’s over-reaction will ruin its image more instead of giving it a good name. Its PR should take a lesson or two from this case.
Watch Video of Prita Mulyasari interview with ANTV
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According to Google Blogsearch as per this time (2.45 pm Jakarta time) there are 300 posts written specifically about her and demand her release. The followings are some of those links. Click the number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Ong Hock Chuan tranlates Prita’s letter in to English (in case you’re non Indonesian)
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saya ancungin jempol kepada Prita,wanita luar biasa,berani menyatakan yang sebenarnya,walaupun penjara tantanganya,saya beri suport yang sedalam-dalamnya kepada Prita,saya yakin kebenaran itu pada akhirnya akan terungungkap,penjara tidak akan menghalangi seseorang untuk berkarya,maju terus prita bravo.
This case is ridiculous.
Have put the banner, yet the writing will take time to appear in my blog. Hopefully soon
She could be jailed for six years and fine upto IDR 520 billion (or USD 52 million).
it’s very terrible.
god bless for Prita Mulyasari.
terallu snsitif.. klo d krtik ya bertrima kasih dong, malah nangkp… susahnya..
Agar menjadi pelajaran bagi yang lain, untuk bisa menyatakan keluhan dengan benar, agar tidak terjadi hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan seperti yang dialami Ibu Prita
apakah ibu Prita tidak menyampaikan keluhannya secara benar?
secara fakta kasusnya saya tidak mengetahui secara terperinci … tetapi sepengetahuan saya dengan banyak kasus, termasuk saya juga pernah, biasanya pihak institusi bersangkutanlah yang tidak mau mendengarkan keluhan konsumen …
menyampaikan keluhan secara benar belum tentu akan disambut secara baik … ylki dan undang-undang perlindungan konsumen saja mereka abaikan … lalu keluhan secara benar yang bagaimana lagi harus ditempuh? apakah ketika kita sebagai konsumen menghadapi persoalan seperti itu langsung saja kita bawa ke wilayah hukum? belum tentu juga akan berdampak baik bagi diri kita … bisa-bisa berbalik juga kita yang dikenai hukuman …
Saya setuju dengan komentar nomercy.
Dan saya yakin banyak kasus sama seperti yang dialami Bu Prita yang tidak ter-ekspos di media massa.
prihatiiiiiin, salah UUnya atau penegak hukumnya ya? heheh
Thanks for the link Fatih but I did not translate Prita’s letter. Ryan Koesuma translated it there and I posted his translation.
#thanks Ong for clarification
Wish her all the best luck.
I haven’t written anything in my blog about her, but I have joined Prita’s Cause on Facebook. Although a little, I hope it does help.
akhirnya dibebaskan
Dokter jg manusia ! Tak luput dr salah, kt tokoh proklamator. Artikan sendiri dr sudut mana kt memandang. Kasus Ini jg pernah km alami wkt itu km tdk mempermasalahkan krn alhamdulillah Tuhan bersama yg tersolimi. Ibu prita besarkan anak2 smoga menjadi petinggi dinegeri ini amin
Sabar ya bu, pasti Allah memberikan kemudahan
Saya support ibu Prita, Allah selalu melindungi hambanya yang benar namun teraniaya. Seharusnya pihak rumah sakit jangan selalu merasa benar, karena yang paling benar adalah Allah SWT, jadi dengan pengalaman ini semua harus menjadi bahan pelajaran bagi kita semua. Semoga Ibu Prita selalu dalam perlindungan Allah SWT. Amin
Bravo – B’Prita Mulyasari
Salam Optimis
I don’t know who is she..
Salam kenal, mbak semoga apa yang terjadi membawa hikmah untuk diri mbak dan bagi dunia hukum negeri ini….
mba……….. saya turut prihatin dng apa yg mba alami. padahal punya maksud baik , itu menurut saya. tapi ntahlah pandangan orang beda-beda ……….
tapi sukses lah buat mba prita, jangan menyerah….kalau untuk mencari kebenaran n keadilan ………..
saya yakin mba prita tdk bersalah…
Mampi sahur Bos…
Dari pengalaman ini harus di ambil hikmahnya. bagaimana kita masing-masing harus bersikap, baik sebagai pribadi atau lembaga.
Semoga menjadi pembelajaran untuk semua pihak