Indonesia arrests 6 over virus misinformation
Indonesian authorities have detained 6 individuals for spreading misinformation regarding the Covid-19 outbreak, saying they have to be made an example of. – EPA pic, March 10, 2020.
SIX Indonesians have been arrested for allegedly spreading misinformation online about the deadly coronavirus, police said today, as the Southeast Asian nation’s confirmed infection cases jumped. A woman in Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya was arrested yesterday for spreading inaccurate claims on Facebook a patient was being treated for the virus in the city, police said.
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