JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Habiburokhman, said that the new Criminal Code (KUHP) is much better than the old, unrevised Criminal Code. He also highlighted the use of the Electronic Information and Transaction Law (UU ITE) which carries a penalty of 6 years in prison. In addition, Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning the spread of fake news. According to Habiburokhman, the two laws have led several figures and activists to prison.
"These are two favorite articles and the fact is factual that it has taken many people to prison. At least since 2014, Habib Rizieq, Syahganda Nainggolan, Jumhur Hidayat, all kinds of things. All of them have been imprisoned," said Habiburokhman, Saturday, December 10.
Meanwhile, in the new Criminal Code, Habiburokhman explained, a person can be considered to have committed a criminal act if he spread false news and then caused riots.
"Well, the articles in the Criminal Code that have just been reformulated are very moderate. For example, the spread of fake news in Article 264 of the new Criminal Code, (one) can only be convicted if the news (it) causes riots," he explained.
Likewise, the ITE Law, the Gerindra legislature, said that in the new Criminal Code the threat is only 3 years based on group.
"Now the threat is three years with a clear explanation of the group," he said.
Therefore, Habiburokhman assessed that the old Criminal Code was much more destructive than the new Criminal Code so that the DPR RI also made a decision to ratify it.
"So it is much more damaging to the old Criminal Code than the new Criminal Code. It is impossible for us to continue to buy time, there must be decision-making," said Habiburokhman.
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