Jokowi's Order To The National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo: Be Selective On Reports Relating To The ITE Law

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ordered the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and his staff, to be selective and careful in handling reporting related to the ITE Law. This is because recently he has seen that many people have reported or been reported to the police with this law as his reference.

He asked that the rubber article or the multiple interpretations in the ITE Law should be translated carefully.

"I order the National Police to be more selective in responding to and accepting such reports," Jokowi said as quoted by VOI on his Twitter account @jokowi, Tuesday, February 16.

Jokowi said that the law was originally intended to keep the digital space of the country clean, healthy, ethical and productive. However, if the application of this article creates injustice, then this law needs to be revised to eliminate the rubber article.

"If the implementation creates a sense of injustice, then this law needs to be revised. Remove the rubber articles which have multiple interpretations, which are easy to interpret unilaterally," he said.

The government will discuss initiatives to revise the ITE Law. In the past, in 2007/2008 there were many enthusiastic proposals for an ITE Law. If now the law is deemed bad and contains rubber articles, let's make a new resultant by revising the law. How good is it, this is democracy.

- Mahfud MD (@mohmahfudmd) February 15, 2021

Previously, through his Twitter, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD also stated that the government had opened up opportunities to revise the ITE Law. He also said that the government will open discussions regarding this intention.

"The government will discuss initiatives to revise the ITE Law," he wrote as quoted by VOI from the Twitter account @mohmahfudmd, Tuesday, February 16.

"If now the law is deemed bad and contains rubber articles, let's make a new resultant by revising the law. How good is it, this is democracy," he said.

The government will discuss initiatives to revise the ITE Law. In the past, in 2007/2008 there were many enthusiastic proposals for an ITE Law. If now the law is deemed bad and contains rubber articles, let's make a new resultant by revising the law. How good is it, this is democracy.

- Mahfud MD (@mohmahfudmd) February 15, 2021