Prita Mulyasari Explained

Prita Mulyasari is an Indonesian housewife and mother of two who in 2008 was a patient at Omni International Hospital in Tangerang, Banten, west of Jakarta, for an illness that was misdiagnosed as dengue fever, whereas she actually had mumps.[1] Her complaints about her misdiagnosis started as a private email that went viral and she was jailed after losing a civil defamation suit taken by the hospital in 2009.

The case highlighted the over-reaction of Indonesian prosecutors when presented with cases being pursued by influential individuals and companies.[2] Due to the proximity of the presidential elections in July 2009, the various candidates either visited Prita Mulyasari in jail or publicly commented on the case.[1] [3] [4]

Support from a group on MySpace attracted considerable support[5] as well as Indonesian blog sites.[6] [7] [8] [9]

The case brought attention to clauses of the Indonesian Information and Electronic Transaction Law which are currently being challenged and questioned as a result of Prita Mulyasari's case.[6]

Prita was fined Rp204 million (US$20,500), causing support for her to grow stronger. A mailing list and Facebook group called "KOIN UNTUK PRITA" (English: "Coin for Prita")[10] started raising money from people throughout Indonesia. People started collecting coins to help Prita to pay the fine.[11] [12] Seeing the huge support for Prita, Omni International Hospital dropped the civil lawsuit.

The Supreme Court of Indonesia in June 2012 overturned Prita's conviction and jail sentence.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Stephen Jail for email exposes law's heavy hand The Australian June 6–7, page 14
  2. Web site: Blame game starts over misuse of law in Prita Mulyasari case - Fri, June 5 2009 - The Jakarta Post.
  3. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25587311-23109,00.html Herald Sun
  4. Web site: Allvoices.com - Prita Mulyasari cases a good issue to gain supp... . www.allvoices.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090611154224/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3360699-prita-mulyasari-cases-a-good-issue-to-gain-supporters-on-indonesian-presidential-race-campaign . 2009-06-11.
  5. http://www.myspace.com/mendhoan Mendhoan
  6. News: Prita Mulyasari: The fuss and the fury (Of the onliners) . Unspun . 3 June 2009 .
  7. Web site: Indonesia: Jailed for Complaining . 31 May 2009 .
  8. Web site: Bebaskan Ibu Prita Mulyasari! . ibuprita.suatuhari.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615180505/http://ibuprita.suatuhari.com/ . 2009-06-15.
  9. Web site: 手机购彩快三(中国)责任有限公司 . 2009-08-05 . 2012-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226031911/http://www.gedubrak.com/2009/06/03/isi-email-dari-ibu-prita-mulyasari-yang-menghebohkan/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Log in or sign up to view. www.facebook.com. 21 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Coins for Prita | the Jakarta Post . 2009-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091213034906/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/07/coins-prita.html . 2009-12-13 .
  12. Web site: Coins for Prita Reach Rp 195m and Counting as Donation Deadline Approaches | the Jakarta Globe . 2009-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613045941/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/coins-for-prita-reach-rp-195m-and-counting-as-donation-deadline-approaches/347308 . 2011-06-13 .
  13. Web site: Supreme Court Declared Prita Mulyasari Not Guilty as Charged. 19 September 2012. HukumOnline.com. 18 October 2013. 2 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302193054/http://en.hukumonline.com/pages/lt5059b650db100/supreme-court-declared-prita-mulyasari-not-guilty-as-charged. dead.

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