Be Careful, The Prohibition Of Attacking Good Names Is Still In The Revision Of The ITE Law

Abdul Haris (Wisnu VOI)

JAKARTA Revision of Law No. 19 of 2016 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) was immediately passed into law after it was agreed in level I decision making between Commission I of the DPR and the government.

Chairman of the Working Committee (Panja) for the revision of the ITE Law, Abdul Kharis Almasyhari, revealed that one of the provisions regulated in the revision of the ITE Law was the addition of the provisions prohibiting the attack on honor or the good name of others as regulated in Article 27a.

The addition of provisions regarding the prohibition on anyone who deliberately attacks other people's honors or good names, by accusing something of something with the intention that it is known to be common in the form of electronic information and/or electronic documents carried out through electronic systems is regulated in Article 27a, "he explained in a written statement, Sunday, November 26.

In addition, there are also additional provisions in article 27b regarding prohibitions on people who deliberately distribute electronic information with the intention of benefiting themselves or others against the law.

According to Kharis, Article 27b will also regulate unlawful acts by forcing people through threats of violence aimed at obtaining an item belonging to another person, giving debts, making debt recognition, or eliminating receivables.

There are also changes to the provisions regarding the spread of fake news or misleading information resulting in material losses. These provisions are regulated in Article 28 Paragraph 2, "he added.

Kharis said that the revision of the ITE Law also regulates the prohibition of acts that incite, invite, or influence others so as to cause hatred or hostility towards certain individuals and / or community groups based on race, nationality, ethnicity, skin color, religion, belief, gender, mental disability, or physical disabilities regulated in Article 28 Paragraph 2.