(1) The person who intentionally harms someone's honor or reputation by charging him with a certain fact, with the obvious intent to give publicity thereof, shall, being guilty of slander, be punished by a maximum imprisonment of nine months or a maximum fine of three hundred rupiahs.
(2) If this takes place by means of writings or portraits disseminated, openly demonstrated or put up, the principal shall, being guilty of libel, be punished with a maximum imprisonment of one year and four months or a maximum fine of three hundred rupiahs.
(3) Neither slander nor libel shall exist as far as the principal obviously has acted in the general interest or for a necessary defense.”