REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that Mrs Baiq Nuril can seek clemency from him, as the head of government. He made the remark as Nuril felt justice had been denied following the decision of the Supreme Court (MA).

"I strongly support Mrs. Baiq Nuril, who is looking for justice. However, if she has not received justice, she can request a pardon from the president. Indeed, at that stage, if I have applied to the president for clemency, it is my part," the president stated at the Siduharjo Market, Lamongan District, East Java, on Monday.

Nuril, who worked as an administrative staff (TU) at SMAN 7 Mataram, is appealing against the cassation verdict announced by the Supreme Court (MA) that sentenced her to six months in prison and imposed a fine of Rp500 million for violating Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions by sharing details of a recorded indecent conversation with the principal of Mataram 7 High School.

"Everyone should know first that we have to respect the legal process. You can appeal to the Supreme Court, and to the head of government. It is impossible for me to intervene. I cannot intervene in the verdict, this is what we must know," the president explained.