http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200421-182452-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/state-of-emergency-through-the-back-door/ State of Emergency Through the Back Door - Banning Fake News in Indonesia During the Spread of COVID-19 Satrio, Abdurrachman eng 2020-04-21 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Coronavirus Fake News Freedom of Speech State of Emergency Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 One of the problems for Indonesia’s government when dealing with the coronavirus crisis was its non-transparent approach towards the public. Not least because of that, many people in Indonesia do not trust the government when it comes to handling the pandemic. The government’s attempt to declare the civilian emergency status which would have enabled it to control the flow of information has failed due to public opposition. A move by its police chief, however, is now trying to introduce emergency powers through the back door and in blatant disregard of a Constitutional Court ruling.