JAKARTA: Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced Tuesday he would issue a decree to reverse a controversial law which scraps the direct election of local leaders.
The law that strips the people of the power to elect district leaders, mayors and governors was passed by parliament in the early hours of Friday morning and is seen as a major blow to Indonesia's young democracy.
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