Pramono-Rano Campaign Team to Report Budi Arie to the Police Regarding Allegations of Suspect Figure with Initials T

JAKARTA - The Legal and Advocacy Division of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Campaign Team has threatened to take legal action against the former Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi who is now the Minister of Cooperatives.

This is related to Budi Arie's accusation in the mass media that the suspect of the online gambling mafia of the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) with the initials "T" is the Head of the Social Media Content Division of the Pramono Anung-Rano Campaign Team.

However, the Pramono-Rano campaign team first issued an open summons to Budi Arie. Pramono-Rano campaign team legal officer Bhirawa J Arifi emphasized that his party urged Budi Arie to retract the statement within 3x24 hours starting from November 11, 2024.

"We ask Budi Arie Setiadi to convey to the mass media that the information and statement about the online gambling mafia suspect Komdigi with the initials "T" is the Head of the Social Media Content Division of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team is fake news and misleading information," said Bhirawa in his statement, Tuesday, November 12.

The Pramono-Rano Legal Team also asked Budi Arie to convey a written and open apology to the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team for the actions that were published in at least 1 national newspaper and 1 (one) local newspaper in DKI Jakarta.

"If within the time specified above you do not make the request as in this summons, then we will take all legal channels that are deemed necessary," explained Bhirawa.

The legal path that will be taken if Budi Arie does not retract his statement is a civil lawsuit for unlawful acts committed by Budi Arie Setiadi against the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team based on Article 1365 of the Civil Code.

Then, the campaign team also plans to make a police report on the alleged criminal act committed by Budi Arie Setiadi against the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team based on Article 27A in conjunction with Article 45 paragraph (4) of the ITE Law.

Bhirawa emphasized that the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team does not have a field called the Social Media Content Field as mentioned. Instead, the field in the winning team that has duties and functions in the field of social media is the Media and Social Media Field.

"The Media and Social Media Field Coordinator for the Pramono Anung - Rano Karno Winning Team is Pangeran Siahaan and Reinhard Sirait. Therefore, we reiterate that your misleading statement linking the figure with the initials T to the position is inaccurate and very misleading to the public," explained Bhirawa.

Bhirawa confirmed that in the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team there is not a single registered Head of Division with a name with the initials "T".

"We confirm that the figure with the initials T who was mentioned to the media that he was part of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team is not true and is completely false and misleading news," concluded Bhirawa.