In short:

Indonesia’s government has signalled a shift in its approach to some drug laws, in part to address overcrowding in jails.

A senior minister told reporters that drug users would be sent to rehabilitation instead of prison.

What’s next?

Legal experts warn the move will just relocate drug users from prisons to rehab facilities.

  • NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Knowing the general attitude that Asian countries have towards drug policy I would have thought their first idea to alleviate overcrowding of drug offenders in prisons would be to hang all concerned.

        • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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          11 hours ago

          My sir, asia is very big, and two, death sentence is usually only given to drug mule, three, things are getting better in many country in asia so the only reality that comment reflect in is a racist one.