Luhut Boasts About Big Data, ICW Asks Jokowi To Give Warning

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana. (Photo: Doc. VOI)

JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to reprimand Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan regarding his statement regarding public aspirations regarding support for the postponement of the 2024 General Election which is known from the big data conversations of 110 million people in Indonesia. social media.

"We certainly don't want a public official to speak without concrete evidence. If this can't be explained, then the president should be able to reprimand and evaluate Luhut's performance for speaking without clear authority and data," Kurnia told VOI when delivering the application letter. public information to the Kemenkomarves building, Wednesday 30 March.

According to him, his party has examined a number of laws and regulations and did not find the task of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to talk about politics.

He also expressed his objections to the statement by Luhut's spokesman, Jordi Mahardi, who said the information could not be disclosed to the public. According to him, this information can openly be heard by the wider community through videos on the YouTube channel, so Luhut should be held accountable for his statement.

"Moreover, the person concerned holds a fairly important position in Indonesia, so what comes out of his speech must be clearly explained," he added.

He added that when it comes to postponing elections, Indonesia already has a clear constitution stipulating the change of president which is carried out once every 5 years and currently Indonesia does not have the urgency to postpone the general election (Pemilu).

"We are waiting for an answer from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment regarding how they will respond to requests for public information submitted by ICW," he concluded.

Today ICW went to the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Building to send a letter requesting public information regarding Luhut's statement.

According to him, this was done because there are still a number of parties who doubt the legality of the search for the data.

"We have conveyed a number of data regarding Luhut's statement. The first is how Luhut explains legally the connection between data collection and his duties as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Security. Second, how do they collect big data, what is the purpose and what is the methodology," concluded Kurnia.