Jokowi Wants To Revise The ITE Law, Observer: First Free OUR Figures

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is discussing the revision of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (UU ITE) which is considered to have many rubber articles.

This statement said that the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, would be more selective in handling this case. This is because many parties consider the use of the ITE Law to be unfair to several groups.

Lingkar Madani (Lima) political observer Ray Rangkuti welcomed the plan. However, Ray asked the government to release a number of coalition figures for the Action to Save Indonesia (WE) who are currently imprisoned.

Among them are Syahganda Nainggolan, Anton Permana, Jumhur Hidayat, Juliana, Devi, Khairi Amri, Wahyu Rasari Putri.

"We welcome the police to make some sort of guide for handling cases related to reporting related to the ITE Law. However, to be more serious, I campaign for Syahgada Nainggolan until Jumhur Hidayat to be freed of accusations that they were agitating and provocative," Ray said in a webinar discussion, Friday, February 19.

In this case, Bareskrim Polri named 9 people as suspects for spreading hate speech and incitement related to the chaos of demonstrations against the Job Creation Law.

They are suspected of different articles. However, in general they are charged with the ITE Law, articles on hate speech and the spread of hoaxes.

According to Ray, if the government releases a number of US figures who are currently detained because they have been charged with multiple interpretations of the ITE Law, the public will believe the government is serious about improving law enforcement.

"Of course we hope there is wisdom from law enforcers in enforcing the ITE Law in connection with the demonstrations that occurred in the rejection of the Omnibus Law," said Ray.

"Free Syahganda, free Jumhur Hidayat. Because of that, it will more or less raise confidence in the government that the current government really wants to hear those who want to criticize the government," he continued.