The Review Team For The ITE Law Formed By Mahfud MD Is Ready To Work, Accommodating Input From Reporters And Victims

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JAKARTA - The review team for the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) formed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, began working. The team will accommodate input from reporters and victims related to criminal acts in the ITE Law.

The head of the ITE Law Study Team, Sugeng Purnomo, said that the team agreed to invite various groups of sources. First, the reported groups and reporters of the ITE Law cases. Second, the press association group, then the activist / community / civil / practitioner groups.

Next, the team will listen to input from representatives of the DPR / political parties, then finally the academics / observer groups and the ministerial / institutional groups.

"The sources that we agree on will prioritize the cluster of reported groups or reporters. We want to hear what they feel and experience from the process they have undertaken. The second is activist groups or civil society and practitioners. This is to see the implementation of the Law. This ITE is what happened from their observations, "Sugeng said in his statement, Wednesday, February 24.

In line with the line of work, the ITE Law study team will conduct a focus group discussion (FGD). After that, a discussion meeting will be held to the preparation of a report.

Sugeng explained, the team formed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD consisted of two sub-teams who had different study assignments. The First Sub-Team examines the implementation of the ITE Law.

Meanwhile, the second sub-team has the responsibility of examining whether or not there are rubber articles and multiple interpretations. The two sub teams will later provide recommendations on whether to revise the ITE Law.

"Once again, this second sub-team will examine whether or not a revision is needed. So we are not talking about no revision or revision, but we will depart from the study and only then will we recommend whether or not a revision is needed, to emphasize the absence of multiple interpretations of the implementation of the ITE Law, "said Sugeng who is also the Deputy for Legal and Human Rights Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

Sugeng added, for those of the community who did not have the opportunity to be invited directly to provide input, the study team provided a space to submit input via email and WA or SMS.

"This can help us, the public can convey what they feel about the implementation of the ITE Law," concluded Sugeng.

Previously, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD followed up on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi's) instructions to review the proposed revision of the Information and Electronic Transaction Law (ITE). There are two teams formed by Mahfud MD to review so that there will be no more rubber articles if the ITE Law is revised.

"The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs which has the task of solving the problem of the ITE Law which contains the following contents: one, making implementative criteria so that the rubber article does not occur. The second is to study the possibility of a revision of the ITE Law, ”said Mahfud MD, Friday, February 19.

Mahfud MD explained the duties of the two teams formed by the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. The first team made technical interpretations and prepared criteria for articles of the ITE Law which were considered rubber articles.

"That will be carried out by the Minister of Communication and Information, by the Ministry of Communication and Information, Mr. Jhonny Plate, with his team, but also with other ministries under the coordination of Polhukam for this matter," said Mahfud.

Meanwhile, the second team was tasked with reviewing the proposed revision of the ITE Law. President Jokowi called Mahfud asked that articles that were considered discriminatory to the public as well as articles on rubber be discussed.

"We discuss it openly. This team will invite experts, will hear PWI, will hear all experts will be heard, the pro-democracy movement NGOs will be heard to discuss whether this needs revision, ”he continued.