JAKARTA - Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives together with the government officially agreed to start discussing the Draft Law on Cyber Security and Resilience (RUU KKS).
This step is taken to complement the national legal umbrella, which until now still relies on Presidential Regulations and sectoral regulations that are considered inadequate in the face of threats of crime and disruption in the digital space.
The discussion took place after the Problem Inventory List (DIM) was submitted to the government as a reference for further improvement.
"I also ask at this stage that these drafts should not need to come out first, because there will be too many hoaxes," said the Chairman of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Utut Adianto.
Chairman of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Utut Adianto, asked his staff and the government not to disseminate the draft KKS bill to the public.
This is to minimize the emergence of hoaxes in the community.
The government and the DPR RI emphasized their commitment to carry out the discussion in a transparent manner but through strict stages.
The restriction on the dissemination of this initial draft is not a form of concealment of the process, but an effort to protect the substance of the law from distortion of facts, speculation, and misuse of information before legislative consensus is reached.
The draft being discussed is still dynamic, it can change drastically as the process of inter-ministerial harmonization, in-depth material, and adjustment to national security needs.
If disseminated too early, this draft, which is not final, is prone to being cut off from context, misinterpreted, or manipulated so as to trigger unfounded public uproar.
The main focus in the preparation of this bill is to strengthen national cyber resilience, including increasing human resource capacity, mastering technology, and developing an ecosystem of domestic cybersecurity industries.
In addition, this regulation also regulates things that have not been covered in other laws, including certain criminal provisions that will be applied proportionally according to the principle of positive law.
This regulation is prepared to respond to real threats such as data theft, attacks on vital infrastructure, and disruptions to public service systems that are increasingly complex and organized across countries.
Legally and in principle, this policy is in line with Law Number 12 of 2011 and the Constitutional Court's decision which requires public participation at the right stage, not at the rough draft which is still open to change.
Transparency in discussing the Cybersecurity Security and Resilience Bill is understood not only as a matter of access to information, but also as a matter of maintaining the accuracy of facts so as not to create multi-interpretations that can damage the national image and the legislative process.
Utut Adianto emphasized that this restriction is temporary.
"Later, if we discuss it to the stage, if it is really needed, we will give it to the public," he said.
After the discussion reaches a mature stage and the substance is agreed upon, the draft will be officially opened, a public hearing will be held, and input from all levels of society will be considered.
The public is also expected to support this process by not easily spreading unverified information, in order to realize better cyber resilience in the digital era.
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